Coin (Obverse), two pence piece or 'turner', from reign of James VI

This is the obverse of a two pence minted at Edinburgh in 1597, during the reign of James VI. The coin was made of copper and was worth two pence Scots.

The obverse has a bare-headed portrait of the king. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

The designs of the coin are closely based on those of a French copper coin known as a double tournais. The name 'turner' is derived from tournais.

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Online ID:	000-100-053-805-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3353
Date:	1597
Material:	Copper; slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. . IACOBVS . 6 . D . G . R . SCOTORVM; bare-headed king's bust to right / Rev. . OPPIDVM . EDINBURGI; three thistle-heads with a small pellet in the centre
Dimensions:	21.50 mm D / Die Axis: 2.0
What:	Coin, two pence piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James VI
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI copper two-pence piece, Edinburgh, 1597
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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