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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-E3AE1C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn silver Scottish Medieval penny, probably of Alexander III (AD 1249 - 1286). Voided longcross reverse with mullet in each quarter.
See Spink's Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands number 5056.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1249
Date to: Circa AD 1286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: No.3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Alexander III Long cross and stars first coinage with voided cross (S 5042 - 5048)
Obverse description: Bust left with sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Voided longcross wth mullet/star in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6064
Four figure Latitude: 52.27089033
Four figure longitude: -1.12212891
1:25K map: SP6064
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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