Penny (Second Coinage : Alexander III)
Issuer
King Alexander III
(Roxburgh Castle, Scotland, 1241 - 1286)
Date1280-1286
Object NamePenny
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 18 mm
Max.: Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.8 gm
Max.: Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.8 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011899
About MeObverse: crowned head with hair not swept back; sceptre with head in form of lis in front of king's faceReverse: long single cross with mullet of 6 points in each angle; small cross follows inscription
