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Unique ID: GLO-EDEE27
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Silver Scottish penny of Alexander III (1249-86) second coinage, class Mc2 (Spink S 5055) dating to 1280-1292. Ref: Spink 2015, pg 19.
Obverse: crowned bust facing right with sceptre ALEXANDER DEI GRA
Reverse: Long cross with a mullet of six points in each angle. REX SCOTORVM
Carl Savage comments on record GLO-FD32E3 that:
The mint names were not listed on Scottish coins between 1280-1357/8 and current research suggests that the number of points on the reverese indicate the mint. In this case the four six-pointed mullets gives a total of 24 points, possible indicating the Berwick mint.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1292
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9 mm
Width: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2020 - Thursday 1st October 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Berwick
Type: Scottish: Alexander III, Long cross and stars second coinage solid cross (S 5049 - 5064)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing right with sceptre
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDER DEI GRA
Reverse description: Long cross with a mullet of six points in each angle.
Reverse inscription: REX SCOTORVM
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: South Gloucestershire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2015 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland, the Islands and Anglo-Gallic Coins | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 19 | 5055 |
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