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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-347647
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver penny of Robert I ("The Bruce") of Scotland (1306-1329), type I dating to AD 1319 to 1329. Spink no. 5076.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1319
Date to: Exactly AD 1329
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.89 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017649
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Robert I of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Type: Scottish: Robert Bruce (S 5076 - 5078)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing left; sceptre on the left
Obverse inscription: ROBE[RTVS] DEI GRA.
Reverse description: Long cross, one five-pointed mullet in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: SCO/TOR/VM R/EX+
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Easterton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0255
Four figure Latitude: 51.29412656
Four figure longitude: -1.97270137
1:25K map: SU0255
1:10K map: SU05NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 21 | 5076 |
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