SWYOR-E04A83: Medieval Coin Half Penny of William I or Alexander II of Scotland

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-E04A83

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver Scottish coin; a cut half penny of William I (1165 - 1214) or Alexander II (1214 - 1249) of Scotland. The coin is of the Short Cross and Stars coinage (1195 - 1214), or Short Cross Phase D (1235 - 1249). See Spink's Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands numbers 5027 - 5037. The surface is worn so it is difficult to further classify.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1195
Date to: Circa AD 1249

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.19 mm
Width: 8.76 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th November 2012 - Monday 18th February 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2070

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William I of Scotland - Alexander III of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Type: Scottish: Short cross and stars coinage not further defined
Obverse description: Head left holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Voided short cross with six pointed star in each angle
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Featherstone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4420
Four figure Latitude: 53.67462491
Four figure longitude: -1.3354266
1:25K map: SE4420
1:10K map: SE42SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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