Coin (Reverse), two pence piece or 'turner', from reign of James VI

This is the reverse of a two pence piece minted at Edinburgh in 1597, during the reign of James VI. The coin was made of copper and was worth two pence Scots.

The reverse has three thistle heads with a small pellet in the centre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Town of Edinburgh'.

The designs of the coin are closely based on those of a French copper coin known as a double tournais. The name 'turner' is derived from tournais.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-568-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3353
Date:	1597
Material:	Copper; slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. . IACOBVS . 6 . D . G . R . SCOTORVM; bare-headed king's bust to right / Rev. . OPPIDVM . EDINBURGI; three thistle-heads with a small pellet in the centre
Dimensions:	21.50 mm D / Die Axis: 2.0
What:	Coin, two pence piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James VI
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI copper two-pence piece, Edinburgh, 1597
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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