Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-41129D
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver coin; a Scottish penny of John Baliol (AD 1292 - 1296), first coinage. Mint of St Andrews. See Spink (2003) Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands page 20, number 5066. The coin is 18.7mm diameter, 0.8mm thick and 1.22g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1292
Date to: Circa AD 1296
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 28th September 2017 - Thursday 28th September 2017
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Other reference: PAS form number 2962
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of Scotland
Mint or issue place: St. Andrews
Type: Scottish: John Baliol First coinage rough surface issue (S 5065 - 5070)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with sceptre in front
Obverse inscription: [I]OH[ANNES DEI GRA]
Reverse description: Cross with four mullets or stars, two of six points and two of five points
Reverse inscription: [REX SCOTORVM]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4320
Four figure Latitude: 53.67470791
Four figure longitude: -1.35056301
1:25K map: SE4320
1:10K map: SE42SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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