Coin (obverse), one-third lion noble, from reign of James VI

This is the obverse of a gold one third lion noble minted at Edinburgh in 1584, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 75 shillings Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned lion sejant with sword and sceptre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'After one hundred and five ancestors, these remain unconquered '.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-640-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C188
Date:	1584
Material:	Gold; slightly creased; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Quatrefoil with central pellet POST . 5 . & . 100 . PROA . INVICTA . MANENT . HEC; stops as written; crowned lion sejant / Rev. Quatrefoil with central pellet DEVS . IVDICIVM . TVVM . REG
Dimensions:	20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 5.5
What:	Coin Type: 4th coinage Coin, third lion noble
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James VI Sutherland Collection? (RBKS annotation on ticket in tray)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI gold one-third-lion noble, Edinburgh, 1584
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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