WAW-AD9404: Medieval coin: Scottish penny of Alexander III (Obverse and reverse).

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-AD9404

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval coin: A silver Scottish penny of Alexander III (1249-1286) minted between c. 1280 and 1286. Seaby No. 5050.

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: Exactly AD 1286

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19.44 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2016 - Sunday 18th September 2016

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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: Bust facing left holding a sceptre.
Obverse inscription: ALEXANDER DEI GRA
Reverse description: Long cross with a mullet with 6-points in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: REX / SCO / TOR / VM
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Studley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0964
Four figure Latitude: 52.27407975
Four figure longitude: -1.8695188
1:25K map: SP0964
1:10K map: SP06SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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