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

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Postcard of Coin (obverse), plack, from reign of James VI.
000-100-053-781-C
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Coin (obverse), plack, from reign of James VI

This is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh between 1583 and 1590, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth eight pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned shield. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

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: 000-100-053-781-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3329
Date: 1583 - 1590
Between 1583 and 1590
Material: Billon; slight flattening; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. IACOBVS . 6 . D : G . R . SCOTOR'; crowned shield / Rev. OPPIDVM . EDINBVRGI; crowned thistle
Dimensions: 21.00 x 21.50 mm D / Die Axis: 10.0
What: Coin Type: Stewart I
Coin, plack
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James VI
Noranside Hoard, 1962
Where: Scotland, Angus, Tannadice, Noranside
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI billon plack, Edinburgh, 1583 - 1590
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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