Add to albumThis is the obverse of a gold demy minted at Edinburgh sometime between 1390 and 1406, during the reign of Robert III. The coin was worth two shillings and six pence Scots.
The obverse bears a large crowned shield with the Royal Arms of Scotland. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Robert, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
The reign of Robert III saw the introduction of gold lions and half-lions. These coins bear no mint names but like all succeeding gold coinages are thought to have been struck only in Edinburgh. Robert III also had mints at Aberdeen, Perth and Dumbarton.
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- Online ID: 000-100-050-479-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C27
- Date: 1390 - 1406
Between 1390 and 1406
- Material: Gold; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross ROBRTVS : DEI . G [?] REXSCOT . :; 1st and 2nd stops are two and one arrow-head symbols, 3rd and 4th are pellet and double pellet, as written; shield / Rev. XPC / REGNAT / TX / PC : VIN :; stops are lis or trefoi
Coin Type: Light coinage
Coin, demy
- Dimensions: 19.50 x 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
- What: Coin Type: Light coinage
Coin, demy
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Bearman Collection
Murdoch Collection
R.C. Lockett Collection
Robert III
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: Robert III gold demy, Edinburgh, 1390 - 1406
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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