This is the obverse of a silver one-third groat minted at Edinburgh between 1526 and 1539, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth six pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James V, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.
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