LANCUM-20B104: Silver hammered Scottish penny of William I

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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-20B104

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Silver medieval hammered Scottish penny of William I, dating to c. 1205 - 1230 AD. Third coinage (Short cross and stars) phase B, uncertain bust (Spink S5029), moneyer: Hue Walter. Mint: Edinburgh, Perth or Roxburgh Worn obverse. Reverse of voided short cross with stars in angles, two stars (possibly three) have five points and one has four points. The coin is 17.60mm in diameter, 0.73mm in thickness and weighs 1.30g. Ref: Spink 2015, pg 14.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1230

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.73 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 1620 (N5197)

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: William I of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh or Perth
Type: Scottish: William I, Short Cross and Stars coinage Phase B (S 5029 - 5033))
Reverse inscription: +hV[E]WALTER
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Boroughbridge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4166
Four figure Latitude: 54.08828393
Four figure longitude: -1.37470002
1:25K map: SE4166
1:10K map: SE46NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	14	5029

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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