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COIN

Unique ID: SF-ED0571

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Scottish penny of Alexander III, second coinage, c.1280-1286 AD. As Seaby no. 5055.

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19.25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust left holding sceptre, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: +ALEXAN[] DEI GRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend, 6-pointed mullets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [RE]X/SCO/TOR/VM+
Initial mark: Cross plain
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Wicken

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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		no. 5055

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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