NARC-E946A7: Medieval coin: Scottish hammered penny

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-E946A7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Scottish medieval coin: hammered silver penny, probably of Robert Bruce (AD 1306-1329), worn, and damaged. Spink 2003 Scotland volume: no. 5076.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1306
Date to: AD 1329

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.64 mm
Diameter: 19.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Robert I of Scotland
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, with sceptre
Obverse inscription: Illegible [ROBERTVS DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, one muller of 5 points in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: Illegible [REX SCOTORVM]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Kislingbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7059
Four figure Latitude: 52.224766
Four figure longitude: -0.976638
1:25K map: SP7059
1:10K map: SP75NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Seaby, P.	1984	Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2		Spink and Son Ltd		5076

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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