Alexander for identification

[leeshiel]

Could anyone give me a full identification on this Alexander please, many thanks in advance. 

[Paddy]

I can see that it is Alexander III first coinage, probably class 2. (I am using the Coincraft 1999 catalogue and I beleive the classes may vary from other works.)

I struggle to make sense of the reverse. My best guess would be Walter at Kinghorn - working on the premise that the 3 letters 6 to 9 o'clock are KIN.

[leeshiel]

1 hour ago, Paddy said:

I can see that it is Alexander III first coinage, probably class 2. (I am using the Coincraft 1999 catalogue and I beleive the classes may vary from other works.)

I struggle to make sense of the reverse. My best guess would be Walter at Kinghorn - working on the premise that the 3 letters 6 to 9 o'clock are KIN.

Thank you Paddy, its been suggested the legend is reversed maybe Walter on Ber(wick) ?.

Edited May 6 by leeshiel

[Paddy]

That looks entirely possible. My book has such awful illustrations that I cannot even tell which way up the lettering should be! You need someone with access to a better reference book.

 

[leeshiel]

16 minutes ago, Paddy said:

That looks entirely possible. My book has such awful illustrations that I cannot even tell which way up the lettering should be! You need someone with access to a better reference book.

 

Thank you very much i have sent some scans to Dr Martin Allen i will report back when he replies,

 

Thanks again for your time. 

[leeshiel]

1 hour ago, leeshiel said:

Thank you very much i have sent some scans to Dr Martin Allen i will report back when he replies,

 

Thanks again for your time. 

I contacted Dr Allen and it's out of his scope for recording i do have someone else looking at it, any information appreciated. 

[leeshiel]

OK my friends have resolved it.

Alexander III first coinage penny , maybe class 7 .the legend is reversed Walter on Ber(wick)

 

info.... Retrograde coins are those with inscriptions, often the reverse legend, that are written backward or mirrored, making the text read from right to left instead of left to right. This feature is considered an interesting numismatic rarity and is sometimes found on coins from various periods and regions, such as ancient Greece, medieval England, and Scotland.

Retrograde" in this context likely refers to coins with the text appearing backwards or reversed on the reverse (or "tails") side of the coin. Alexander III, the King of Scots, reigned from 1249 to 1286 and his coinage, including sterling coins, featured various mints and styles. Some of these coins, particularly those from the Berwick mint, have legends (the inscription on the coin) that were printed in a retrograde style.

 

Edited May 6 by leeshiel