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Coin (obverse), farthing, from reign of Alexander III

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Coin (obverse), farthing, from reign of Alexander III
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This is the obverse of a silver farthing minted between 1280 and 1286, possibly at Berwick, during the reign of Alexander III. The coin was worth a quarter of a penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned head with a sceptre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King Alexander'.

Alexander III's reign produced the most extensive of all medieval issues in Scotland. At the start of his reign, 16 mints were in operation around Scotland. His later coinage included round halfpennies and farthings for the first time.

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