Coin (obverse), half pistole or six pound piece, from reign of William II

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This is the obverse of a gold half pistole minted in Edinburgh in 1701, during the reign of William II. The coin was worth six pounds Scots.

The obverse bears a portrait of the king with a sun below. The Latin inscription translates as: 'William, by the Grace of God'.

The gold for this coinage was imported by the Darian Company, whose symbol was the sun rising above the sea.

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• Online ID: 000-100-081-194-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C18348
• Date: 1701
  
• Material: Gold; reverse very slightly off-centre; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; sun below / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1701 .; crowned shield of arms; crowned W to left, crowned R to right
  Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
  
• Dimensions: 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
  
• What: Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Coats Collection
  William II
  
• Where: Scotland
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Gold half-pistole / six-pounds of William II, Edinburgh, 1701
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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