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

This is the obverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust in a seven-arc tressure with small trefoils on some cusps. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

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:	000-100-053-474-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3022
Date:	1496 - 1513 Between 1496 and 1513
Material:	Silver; both sides slightly off-centre, slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCOTTORV' .; stop is a pellet; crowned bust facing in seven-arc tressure with small trefoils on some cusps / Rev. SALVV . / FACPO / PVLV'
Dimensions:	19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
What:	Coin Type: Light coinage, Stewart IIIa Coin, half groat
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James IV silver half-groat, Edinburgh, 1496 - 1513
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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