Coin (reverse), penny, from reign of James IV

This is the reverse of a billon penny minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with a crown in the 1st and 3rd quarters, and a fleur-de-lys in the 2nd and 4th. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people'. The words are from Psalm 28.

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:	000-100-053-497-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3045
Date:	1496 - 1513 Between 1496 and 1513
Material:	Billon; edge ragged to right of portrait, slight flattening; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCOTTO'; crowned bust facing / Rev. SALVV / FACP / PLVVT / VVDnE; single long cross with a crown in 1st and 3rd quarters and lis in 2nd
Dimensions:	14.50 x 15.50 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
What:	Coin Type: 2nd issue, Type I Coin, penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James IV billon penny, 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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