LEIC-D8A027: Medieval scottish silver penny

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-D8A027

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Medieval scottish Silver penny of Alexander III (second coinage).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1280
Date to: AD 1286

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.35 g
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st February 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Obverse description: left facing crowned bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDERD[EIGRATIA]
Reverse description: long cross with mullets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [REXSC]OT[ORVM]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
Parish or ward: Gedgrave (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM4048
Four figure Latitude: 52.07830141
Four figure longitude: 1.50109519
1:25K map: TM4048
1:10K map: TM44NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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