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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-2C9366
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver Scottish penny of Alexander III (AD 1249-86), second coinage, class Mb2 (Spink S5054) dating to 1280-92 AD. A six-pointed mullet in each quarter of reverse giving a total of 24 points. Ref: Spink 2015, pg 19.
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 1292
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th January 2018 - Thursday 18th January 2018
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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 5060 - 5062)
Obverse description: Left facing bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: ALEXAND(lig)ERDEIGRA
Reverse description: Long cross and six-pointed mullet in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: REXSCOTORVM
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
To be known as: Northamptonshire
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2015 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland, the Islands and Anglo-Gallic Coins | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 19 | 5054 |
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