Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-D81DB3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver Scottish coin; a cut farthing of William I, or Alexander II (1165 - 1249), Short Cross and Stars coinage to Short Cross phase D (1195 - 1249). See Spink's Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands number 5027 - 5038.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1195
Date to: Circa AD 1249
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.02 mm
Width: 8.9 mm
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Other reference: PAS form number 2015
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: illegible
Obverse inscription: [...]X[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with stars in the angles
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4836
Four figure Latitude: 53.818071
Four figure longitude: -1.272403
1:25K map: SE4836
1:10K map: SE43NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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