Halfcrown with crowned quartered spade shaped shield of arms
chrysanthemum seal above
differentiating mark 5
struck from rusty dies with slight bend in flan
Scotland, Alexander III Penny, 1st coinage type 3, Aberdeen, Ion Halfcrown with crowned quartered spadeScotland, Alexander III (1249 86), silver Penny, first coinage, long voided cross and stars (1250 1280), Type III, Aberdeen mint, moneyer John, crowned profile bust left, small head with neat crown, legend reads +ALEXANDER REX,rev. voided long cross, four stars of six points in angles, legend surrounds ION ON ABERD, the ON ligatured, weight 1. 62g (SCBI 35 [Scottish], 98 A; Burns type V, 50, fig. 138; S. 5043). A little uneven in shape and off centre,