Open AccessNotice of the Ancient Die of a Scottish Coin found near Pittencrieff, recently presented to the Museum
Author(s) -
W H Scott
Publication year - 1856
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.002.52.55
Subject(s) - coining (mint) , reign , notice , documentary evidence , history , art , ancient history , classics , art history , law , archaeology , political science , politics
A medieval coining iron was exhibited alongside a coin from the die itself. The author argues that these objects are from the reign of Alexander III. He goes on to discuss the manufacture of coinage, concluding that we do not have sufficient evidence to determine that this die was from an official royal mint and suggested that it may have been a forger's tool.