From Rhoneston, Dumfriesshire

Coin (obverse), plack, from reign of James III

This is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh between 1465 and 1482, during the reign of James III. The coin was worth four pence Scots. It was part of a hoard found at Rhoneston in Dumfriesshire in 1961.

The obverse bears a crowned shield with a cross fourchee on each side, in a three-arc tressure. There are trefoils in the spandrel. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

James III's reign saw a number of major coinage innovations including two new gold coins - the rider and the unicorn; a large billon coin - the plack; and thistle-heads and a realistic portrait of the king appearing on coins for the first time.

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Online ID:	000-100-053-086-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C2634
Date:	1465 - 1482 Between 1465 and 1482
Material:	Billon; rather weakly struck; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS . DEI . GRA . REX . SCOTORVm; stops are pellets, some may be double pellets; crowned shield with a cross fourchee on each side, in three-arc tressure; trefoils in spandrels / Rev
Dimensions:	25.50 x 25.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What:	Coin Type: 1st issue Coin, plack
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James III Rhoneston Hoard, 1961
Where:	Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Rhoneston Bridge / Rhoneston Burn Farm Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James III billon plack, Edinburgh, 1465 - 1482
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 BNJ (1965), p 114, pl XIV no 29 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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