Coin (obverse), half-lion, from the reign of James IV

This is the obverse of a gold half-lion minted at Edinburgh between 1492 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth seven shillings Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned shield between crowned fleurs-de-lys. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God'.

James IV's coins were mainly continuations of the types issued during the previous reign. Those stylistic changes that did occur were largely backward-looking. No attempt was made to follow James III's example of using a realistic portrait.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-591-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C139
Date:	1492 - 1513 Between 1492 and 1513
Material:	Gold; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX : SCO :; stops are double stars; crowned shield with crowned lis to either side / Rev. SALVVIII / : FAC : / PPLV : TV / DN; stops are two double stars, comma over star; St Andrew on
Dimensions:	21.50 x 22.50 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
What:	Coin Type: Stewart I Coin, half lion
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James IV gold half-lion, Edinburgh, 1492 - 1513
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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