Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-795A97
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver cut Scottish farthing, probably of William I 'The Lion' of Scotland (1165-1214) Short Cross and Stars coinage of 1195-1214. The coin is worn.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1195
Date to: Circa AD 1214
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.35 mm
Width: 11.45 mm
Thickness: 0.62 mm
Weight: 0.2 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2010 - Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Short cross and star
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.