000-100-053-998-C
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Coin (obverse), turner, from reign of Charles I
This is the obverse of a copper turner minted in Edinburgh between 1632 and 1639, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth two pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crown above 'CIIR' (for Carolus Rex [King Charles] and two pence. Below are three lozenges, and to each side a pellet. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Scots, England, France and Ireland'.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-053-998-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C3546 |
| Date: |
1632 - 1639
Between 1632 and 1639
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| Material: |
Copper, moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. * CAR D : G . SCOT . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . R; crown above CIIR; 3 lozenges below; pellet at eitherside; initial mark is lozenge / Rev. * NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSET; thistle; initial mark is rosette
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| Dimensions: |
16.0 x 16.5 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: 2nd issue, crown I, var. 3
Coin, turner
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Charles 1
Pow Hoard, 1955
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Orkney, Stromness, Pow
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| Event: |
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| Description: |
Charles 1 copper turner, Edinburgh, 1632 - 1639
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| References: |
- 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995
- BNJ XXIX (1958 - 1959), pl. IX no 3
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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