Penny (First Coinage, Type IIIa : Alexander III)
Issuer
King Alexander III
(Roxburgh Castle, Scotland, 1241 - 1286)
MinterMinted by
Wilam
Date1250-1280
Object NamePenny
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 18 mm
Max.: Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.7 gm
Max.: Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.7 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011894
About MeObverse: crowned head; sceptre in frontReverse: long voided cross with 6-pointed star in each angle