Title
Coin Penny
Identifier
ABDUA:40501
Description
Silver coin, penny - 2nd issue. Obv: Head of king (Alexander III) to left, crowned; before, sceptre. Rev: Long cross pattee with a mullet in each quarter (a 'mullet' is a star with a hole in centre). Three of the mullets have six points and one mullet has five points - the number of points on the mullets add up to 23, denoting that the coin was struck in Aberdeen (Coincraft's Coin Catalogue 1999, p52).
Inscription: Obv: +ALEXAIDER DEI GRA Rev: REX SCO TOR VM+
Inscription: Obv: +ALEXAIDER DEI GRA Rev: REX SCO TOR VM+
Date
Early: 1279 Late: 1286
Format
metal silver, struck, Dia: 19 mm Th: 0.5 mm
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen
Type
Physical Object
Provenance
Acquisition Source: King's.College, Aberdeen
UUID
b81d1588-911b-436f-a14b-18b32871b94a