Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-629F6A
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval Scottish silver coin; a cut halfpenny of Alexander III (AD 1249 - 1286), Type III dating from AD 1250 - 1280, minted at Berwick. See Spink Volume II, number 5043 on page 16 (2003). The coin is 16.7mm long, 9mm wide and 0.7mm thick. 0.61g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1280
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.7 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Thursday 30th July 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2642; Finder's number M119
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Berwick
Type: Scottish: Alexander III Long cross and stars first coinage with voided cross (S 5042 - 5048)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ALEXAN[DER REX]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with a star of six points in each angle. The ON is ligated,
Reverse inscription: [...]ON B/ER•
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4337
Four figure Latitude: 53.8274945
Four figure longitude: -1.34820316
1:25K map: SE4337
1:10K map: SE43NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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