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Coin (obverse), bawbee, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the obverse of a billon bawbee minted at Stirling in 1544, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The coin was worth six pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned thistle flanked by the letters 'M' and 'R' (for Regina [Queen]). The Latin inscription translates as: 'Mary, by the Grace of God, Queen of Scots'.
The name 'bawbee' is derived from 'Sillebawby' - Alexander Orrok of Sillebawby was Master of the Mint when these coins were struck.
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000-100-060-592-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.C10150 |
Date: |
1544
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Material: |
Billon; slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross MARIA.D.G.REGINA. [SCO] TORV; pellet above final V, which overlaps R; crowned thistle; M R to left and right / Rev. Crown OPPI [D] VM.STIRLINGI; cross potent; small cross in each angle
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Dimensions: |
21.50 x 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 11.0
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What: |
Coin Type: Stevenson Class Is(v) Coin, bawbee
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Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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Who: |
Mary, Queen of Scots Rigghead Hoard, 1963
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Where: |
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Torthorwald, Collin, Rigghead Sandpit Scotland, Stirlingshire, Stirling
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Description: |
Mary, Queen of Scots billon bawbee, Stirling, 1544
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- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- BNJ 59 (1989); Stevenson, R.B.K., p 147
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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