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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR660

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Scottish penny of David II.

Notes:

PAL 746

Class: Penny
Sub class: Long-cross

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1333
Date to: AD 1357

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: David II of Scotland
Obverse description: Left facing profile portrait with an annulet behind.
Obverse inscription: [D]AVID DEI: GRACI
Reverse description: Long-cross with mullet in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: REX SCOTTORVM

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: SOMERSET STOCKLAND BRISTOL

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Seaby, B.A. 1999 Coins of England and the United Kingdom London Spink and Son Ltd 5088

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Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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