Record ID: DUR-8EFE44
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Robert III of Scotland (1390 to 1406) dating to the period AD 1390 to 1403. The obverse depicts a forward facing crowned bust within a tressure of seven arches with three pellets at the cusps. The legend reads ROBERTVS DEI GRA REX S.... with three pellets in a vertical line as stops. The reverse depicts a long cross with three pellets in each angle. The inner legend reads VILL/A ED/INBV/RGH with two small crosses as stops. The outer legend reads DNS PTECTOR MS F LIB ATORMS with means God is my defender and redeemer. The F in the outer legend is retrograde.
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Durham', grid reference and parish protected.