Coin (obverse), six shilling piece, from reign of Charles I

This is the obverse of a silver six shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1637, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king. Behind his head is the number 'VI', indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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Online ID:	000-100-053-863-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3411
Date:	1637
Material:	Silver; slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. CAR . D : G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX; small lis after legend; sideways B after legend; crowned bust to left; VI behind head / Rev. QVAE . DEVS . CONIVNXIT . NEMO . SEPARET .; AE joine
Dimensions:	24.50 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
What:	Coin Type: 3rd coinage, 1st (Briot's) issue Coin, six shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles I
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver six-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1637
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), 16 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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