Scottish Silver for ID please...

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Evening All,
Fairly sure its a Scots one but not sure who? Sorry for lack of scale; I like to use one for coins but suffice to say it looks pretty average hammered (half) penny size, Many thanks in advance and any knowledge much appreciated!
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Looks like an Alexander II short cross phase D - possibly a Spinks 5038 uncrowned head with sceptre.

As you know I’m not an expert but maybe a good starting point?

Lovely coin - very jealous!

Edit - this one?
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Easylife wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:24 pm William I. :thumbsup:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces89742.html
The bust is facing the wrong way isn’t it? :Thinking:
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Oxgirl wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:33 pm The bust is facing the wrong way isn’t it? :Thinking:
It seems perfectly fine to me. :thumbsup:
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To expand a little on the reply above, what might be confusing is the orientation of the coin in the images. This is the obverse, right way up:
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The sceptre now appears on the left with the bust on the right



And similarly the reverse:
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figgis wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:34 am To expand a little on the reply above, what might be confusing is the orientation of the coin in the images.
But clearly shown in the above link. :roll:
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My humble apologies for trying to clarify what may not have been obvious to all. Won't happen again. :roll:
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Easylife wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:26 am But clearly shown in the above link. :roll:
Well I thought it was the other way up - just me then :P :lol: I stand corrected :oops:
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figgis wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:54 am My humble apologies for trying to clarify what may not have been obvious to all. Won't happen again. :roll:
:lol: :thumbsup:
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figgis wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:34 am To expand a little on the reply above, what might be confusing is the orientation of the coin in the images. This is the obverse, right way up:
obv.jpeg
The sceptre now appears on the left with the bust on the right



And similarly the reverse:

rev.jpeg

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Thanks for that figgis, I would have put them the right way up but didn't know where to start!!!
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Thank you all for helping... I've been a bit hectic since posting it ... are we all sorted now?! Hope all well!
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Always love to see a nice hammered, well found and well saved. :thumbsup:
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Reiver wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:32 pm Always love to see a nice hammered, well found and well saved. :thumbsup:
Thanks Reiver; it also shows your detector’s working ok when you find these wee things at a bit of depth! Hope all well!
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