From Rhoneston, Dumfriesshire
![Postcard of Coin (Obverse), penny, of James III.](/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00984076.jpg&PHPSESSID=6qjuqg2a9v49139ij0e81m9qk6) 000-100-053-204-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Coin (Obverse), penny, of James III
This is the obverse of a James III billon penny minted at Edinburgh between 1484 and 1489. The coin was worth one penny Scots. It was part of a hoard found at Rhoneston in Dumfriesshire in 1961.
The obverse bears a crowned bust. There is an annulet each side of the crown. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God'.
Some James III coins continued to be minted for a short while after his death.
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000-100-053-204-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.C2752 |
Date: |
1484 - 1489 Between 1484 and 1489
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Material: |
Billon; slightly weak striking; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cinquefoil IACOBVS : D : G : REX : SCOR(?); stops are double annulets; crowned bust facing, with 5 lis on crown : annulet to left of crown, with arrow attached and point above : annulet to r
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Dimensions: |
15.00 x 14.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
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What: |
Coin Type: Class D (Dii) Coin, penny
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Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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Who: |
James III Rhoneston Hoard, 1961
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Where: |
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Rhoneston Bridge / Rhoneston Burn Farm Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description: |
James III billon penny, Edinburgh, 1484 - 1489
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References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- BNJ (1961), p 117, pl XIV no 77
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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