Coin (obverse), demy, from reign of Robert III

This is the obverse of a gold demy minted at Edinburgh sometime between 1390 and 1406, during the reign of Robert III. The coin was worth two shillings and six pence Scots.

The obverse bears a large crowned shield with the Royal Arms of Scotland. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Robert, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

The reign of Robert III saw the introduction of gold lions and half-lions. These coins bear no mint names but like all succeeding gold coinages are thought to have been struck only in Edinburgh. Robert III also had mints at Aberdeen, Perth and Dumbarton.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-479-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C27
Date:	1390 - 1406 Between 1390 and 1406
Material:	Gold; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross ROBRTVS : DEI . G [?] REXSCOT . :; 1st and 2nd stops are two and one arrow-head symbols, 3rd and 4th are pellet and double pellet, as written; shield / Rev. XPC / REGNAT / TX / PC : VIN :; stops are lis or trefoi
Dimensions:	19.50 x 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
What:	Coin Type: Light coinage Coin, demy
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Bearman Collection Murdoch Collection R.C. Lockett Collection Robert III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Robert III gold demy, Edinburgh, 1390 - 1406
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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