SF-6A4B11: Coin

Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
CC License:


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: SF-6A4B11

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

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

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

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: 1.26 g
Diameter: 18.73 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2013

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

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 within an inner circle, sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: +ALEXANDER DEI GRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend, mullet of five points in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: REX/SCO/TOR/VM+
Initial mark: Cross potent?
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Larling

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: SF-ED0571
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver Scottish penny of Alexander III, second coinage, c.1280-1286 AD. As Seaby no. 5055.
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: SF-AD2E18
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver Scottish penny of Alexander III, second coinage, type E, c.1280-1286 AD. As Seaby no. 5055.
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: SF-ECECA3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver Scottish penny of Alexander III, second coinage, c.1280-1286 AD. As Seaby no. 5054.
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.