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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-1CF987
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin fragment. Scots long cross penny of Alexander III (1249-1286), second coinage of 1280-1286
Obverse description: bust left, sceptre before face.
Obverse inscription: (--)DEI G[RA]
Reverse inscription: long cross, star or mullet of six points in each visible angle,
Reverse inscription: (--)REX
Diameter (in excess of): 14.8mm, Weight: 0.48gms, die axis: possibly 6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM49581
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Alexander III, Long cross and stars second coinage solid cross (S 5049 - 5064)
Obverse description: Bust left, sceptre before face
Obverse inscription: (--)DEI G[RA]
Reverse description: Long cross, star or mullet of six points in each visible angle,
Reverse inscription: (--)REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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