![Postcard of Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James III.](/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00984327.jpg&PHPSESSID=4egcsbjc8r8bsvhklooek78rp5) 000-190-000-531-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James III
This is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Berwick between 1475 and 1484, during the reign of James III. The coin was worth six pence Scots.
The reverse has a single long cross with six-pointed mullets in the 1st and 3rd angles and three pellets in the 2nd and 4th. The Latin inscription translates as: 'God is my Defender and my Redeemer. Town of Berwick'.
James III's reign saw a number of major coinage innovations including two new gold coins - the rider and the unicorn; a large billon coin - the plack; and thistle-heads and a realistic portrait of the king appearing on coins for the first time.
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000-190-000-531-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.C2541 |
Date: |
1475 - 1484 Between 1475 and 1484
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Material: |
Silver; slightly bent; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOT; stops are double saltires; crowned bust facing in nine-arc tressure; crown of three lis / Rev. DnSPER / TECTOR / mSZLII / BERATO : VILL / ABER / WIC / ChII; si
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Dimensions: |
18.50 x 17.50 mm D / Die Axis: 2.0
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What: |
Coin Type: Stewart IIIb Coin, half groat
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Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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Who: |
James III Perth Hoard, 1920
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Where: |
England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
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Description: |
James III silver half-groat, Berwick, 1475 - 1484
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References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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