Add to albumThis is the obverse of a silver 30 pence piece minted at Edinburgh in 1595, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth two shillings and six pence Scots.
The obverse has a bare-headed portrait of the king in armour. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.
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- Online ID: 000-100-053-752-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C3300
- Date: 1595
- Material: Silver; slight flattening; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. * . IACOBVS . 6 . D . G . R . SCOTORV; initial mark is a quatrefoil; bare-headed bust of king in armour, to right / Rev. * . NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSIT . 1595 .; initial mark is a quatrefoil; cr
Coin Type: 7th coinage
Coin, 30 pence piece
- Dimensions: 20.00 x 19.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
- What: Coin Type: 7th coinage
Coin, 30 pence piece
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: James VI
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: James VI silver 30-pence piece, Edinburgh, 1595
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 68
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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