Coin (Obverse), penny, from reign of James IV

This is the obverse of a billon penny minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

James IV's coins were mainly continuations of the types issued during the previous reign. Those stylistic changes that did occur were largely backward-looking. No attempt was made to follow James III's example of using a realistic portrait.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-550-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3045
Date:	1496 - 1513 Between 1496 and 1513
Material:	Billon; edge ragged to right of portrait, slight flattening; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCOTTO'; crowned bust facing / Rev. SALVV / FACP / PLVVT / VVDnE; single long cross with a crown in 1st and 3rd quarters and lis in 2nd
Dimensions:	14.50 x 15.50 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
What:	Coin Type: 2nd issue, Type I Coin, penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James IV billon penny, Edinburgh, 1496 - 1513
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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