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COIN
Unique ID: NCL-A29364
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn and corroded medieval copper-alloy Scottish penny of James III of Scotland (1460-88); ecclesiastical issue (Bishop James Kennedy type); Spink S5307-10.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1460
Date to: Circa AD 1488
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 18.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - Monday 20th February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James III of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Penny of James III, copper (S 5307 - 5311)
Obverse description: orb tilted downwards
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: cross in quatrefoil
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Field 27
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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