000-190-000-624-C
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Coin (obverse), penny, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the obverse of a billon penny minted at Edinburgh in 1556, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The obverse bears a cross-potent with a small cross potent in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Mary, by the Grace of God, Queen of Scots'.
Mary's coinage is divisible into five phases, reflecting her early life, two marriages and two widowhoods. During her reign numerous issues appeared in gold, silver and base metal, many of them comprising denominations never previously struck.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-624-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C4002 |
| Date: |
1556
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| Material: |
Billon; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross MARIA . D . G . SCOTOR . REGINA; initial mark cross potent; cross potent with small cross potent in each angle / Rev. VICIT . / VERITAS; crown between 2 pellets above, . 1556 below; pellets below d
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| Dimensions: |
14.50 x 14.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: 1st period, 2nd issue
Coin, penny
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Mary, Queen of Scots
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Mary, Queen of Scots billon penny, Edinburgh, 1556
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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