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Unique ID: LEIC-C9A515
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Medieval scottish silver penny of Alexander III, 2nd coinage 1280-6.
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1280
Date to: AD 1286
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.44 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd April 2009
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: left facing crowned bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDERDEIGRA
Reverse description: long cross and mullets (one with open centre)
Reverse inscription: REXSCOTORVM
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5207
Four figure Latitude: 52.658238
Four figure longitude: -1.232666
1:25K map: SK5207
1:10K map: SK50NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.