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Unique ID: LEIC-33DE63
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Medieval scottish silver penny of Alexander III, probably S 5052, 17mm in diameter, 1mm thick and weighing 1.35 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1280
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th May 2007
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: left facing crowned bust holding sceptre in front of face
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDERDEIGRA
Reverse description: long cross with mullets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: REXSCOTORVM
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP4499
Four figure Latitude: 52.587031
Four figure longitude: -1.351992
1:25K map: SP4499
1:10K map: SP49NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.