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Unique ID: SOM-B7DBE6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
An incomplete medieval Scottish silver penny of Alexander III (1249-1286). Second Coinage, probably Class D (Spink 5057) dating to c. 1280-1286. Possibly mint of Perth. Spink (2003, 18)
A third of the coin is missing from old circumferential breaks, and there is corrosion on the obverse. It measures 16.3mm in diameter, and weighs 0.7g
It is suggested that with these coins the combination of stars and mullets on the reverse (ie. the number of points on the stars) indicates the mint. 26 points is thought to indicate Perth although this is uncertain (Bateson 1997, 49).
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: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 29th February 2016 - Thursday 31st March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16342
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Alexander III of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Perth
Type: Scottish: Alexander III Long Cross and Stars Second Coinage solid cross (S 5049 - 5059)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing left, sceptre held vertically before face
Obverse inscription: [A]LEXA[NDER DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with mullets of six points in first and third quarters and stars of seven points in second and fourth quarters
Reverse inscription: [REX/ SCO/T]OR/[VM] +
Initial mark: indiscernible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bateson, J.D. | 1997 | Coinage in Scotland | London | Spink | 49 | ||
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 18 | 5057 |
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