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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-6054E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of Alexander III, (1249-1286).
Obverse: ALEXANDERDEI GRA; crowned bust left with sceptre.
Reverse: ESCOSSIE REX; long cross dividing legend, a mullet in each quarter.
Second coinage.
Spink no. 5049.
AD1280-1286.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Alexander III Long Cross and Stars Second Coinage solid cross (S 5049 - 5059)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with sceptre.
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDERDEI GRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, a mullet in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: ESCOSSIE REX
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Chester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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