Coin (reverse), turner, from reign of Charles I

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This is the reverse of a copper turner minted in Edinburgh between 1632 and 1639, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth two pence Scots.

The reverse has a thistle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'No one shall hurt me with impunity'.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-598-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3546
• Date: 1632 - 1639
  Between 1632 and 1639
  
• Material: Copper, moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. * CAR D : G . SCOT . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . R; crown above CIIR; 3 lozenges below; pellet at eitherside; initial mark is lozenge / Rev. * NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSET; thistle; initial mark is rosette
  Coin Type: 2nd issue, crown I, var. 3
  Coin, turner
  
• Dimensions: 16.0 x 16.5 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: 2nd issue, crown I, var. 3
  Coin, turner
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Charles 1
  Pow Hoard, 1955
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Orkney, Stromness, Pow
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles 1 copper turner, Edinburgh, 1632 - 1639
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • BNJ XXIX (1958 - 1959), pl. IX no 3 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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