Penny (First Coinage, Type IIIa : Alexander III)
Issuer
King Alexander III
(Roxburgh Castle, Scotland, 1241 - 1286)
Date1250-1280
Object NamePenny
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsMax.: Diameter: 18 mm, Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.9 gm
Weight: Weight: 1.9 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011895
About MeObverse: crowned head (l.); sceptre in frontReverse: long voided cross with central pellet and 6-pointed star in each angle of cross