More than 1,000 coins from the 12th and 13th centuries were taken from the home of Lord and Lady Stewartby in Broughton, near Peebles, in June 2007.
A eye-watering cash reward has been offered in the hunt for a nationally important collection of early Scottish coins stolen from a renowned private collector. More than 1,000 coins from the 12th and 13th centuries were stolen 17 years ago from the home of Lord Lord and Lady Stewartby in Broughton, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders , in June 2007.
He added: “The coins that were stolen from Lord and Lady Stewartby’s house in June 2007 were not only a devastating loss for Lord Stewartby, but also for Scottish numismatics as a whole. These early medieval Scottish coins were extremely rare and represented the story of the very earliest chapter of an independent Scottish coinage.
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He was in the process of cataloguing the early Scottish coins when they were stolen in 2007 in what was thought to be a targeted theft. Lord Stewartby died in 2018, the year after entrusting his remaining collection of around 6,000 coins to the Hunterian. The reward, available for three months until February 27, is being offered for information, that can be given anonymously, that leads to the conviction of those responsible for the crime. Crimestoppers has put up its maximum amount of £20,000, with an anonymous donor helping boost the total reward to £50,000.
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