Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-E98402
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver medieval Scottish penny of John Baliol, dating from 1292-1296. The coin is of his first 'rough surface issue' coinage.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1292
Date to: Circa AD 1296
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2008 - Monday 31st March 2008
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: Berwick
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust with sceptre facing left
Obverse inscription: IOHAN[ES DEI GR]A
Reverse description: Long cross with a mullet in each angle, two of five points and two of six
Reverse inscription: R[E/XSC/OTO/RVM
Initial mark: Cross
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP1798
Four figure Latitude: 52.579551
Four figure longitude: -1.750556
1:25K map: SP1798
1:10K map: SP19NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.