Add to albumThis is the obverse of a billon halfpenny minted at Edinburgh between 1424 and 1437 during the reign of James I.
The obverse bears a crowned bust. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
When he inherited the crown, James I was a prisoner in England. He did not return to Scotland until 1424 and few if any of his coins are thought to have been struck before then.
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- Online ID: 000-100-052-769-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C2317
- Date: 1424 - 1437
Between 1424 and 1437
- Material: Billon; off-centre on obverse, badly off-centre on reverse; some flattening, fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross IAC [ ] A . REXSCOT [ ]; crowned bust facing / Rev. VIL / LAC / D [ ] / [ ]; single long cross with three pellets in each angle
Coin Type: Group A
Coin, halfpenny
- Dimensions: 11.50 x 12.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.0
- What: Coin Type: Group A
Coin, halfpenny
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: James I
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: James I billon halfpenny, Edinburgh, 1424 - 1437
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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