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

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted at Edinburgh between 1390 and 1406 during the reign of Robert III. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust. 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:	000-100-052-646-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C2194
Date:	1390 - 1406 Between 1390 and 1406
Material:	Silver; some flattening, fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross ROBERTVS REX SCOTOR; crowned bust facing / Rev. VILL / AED / InBV / RGh; single long cross with three pellets in each angle
Dimensions:	18.00 x 18.50 mm D / Die Axis: 3.0
What:	Coin Type: Heavy coinage, 1st issue Coin, penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Robert III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Robert III silver penny, 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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