000-190-000-700-C
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Coin (reverse), penny, from reign of Alexander III
This is the reverse of a silver penny minted at Berwick between 1250 and 1280, during the reign of Alexander III. The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The reverse has a long voided cross with a six-pointed star in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as 'John (the moneyer) at Berwick.
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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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-700-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
Project description | View all records in project |
| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C982 |
| Date: |
1250 - 1280
Between 1250 and 1280
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| Material: |
Silver; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. ALEXANDERREX : .; crowned head to right with sceptre / Rev. IOH / AN / ON / BER; ER combined; long voided cross with six-pointed star in each angle
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| Dimensions: |
18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: 1st coinage, Baldwin VII
Coin, penny
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Alexander III
Brussels Hoard, 1908
Iohan (Maker)
Lockett Collection
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| Where: |
Belgium, Brussels
England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed
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| Event: |
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| Description: |
Alexander III silver penny by Iohan at Berwick, 1250 - 1280
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| References: |
- 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995
- Brussels Hoard Catalogue, No 247
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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