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Coin (Obverse), hardhead, from reign of James VI

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Postcard of Coin (Obverse), hardhead, from reign of James VI.
000-100-054-749-C
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Coin (Obverse), hardhead, from reign of James VI

This is the obverse of a hardhead minted at Edinburgh between 1588 and 1590, during the reign of James VI. The coin was made of billon and was worth two pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned 'IR' (for Iacobus Rex [King James]). 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: 000-100-054-749-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C4299
Date: 1588
Between 1588 and 1590
Material: Billon; both sides slightly off-centre; part of edge ragged; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. [* .] IACOB' . 6 . D . G . R . SCO [' .]; initial mark is quatrefoil; crowned IR / Rev. * . VINCIT . VERITAS .; initial mark is quatrefoil; crowned lion rampant
Dimensions: 19.50 x 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What: Coin Type: 2nd issue
Coin, hardhead
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: Advocates' Collection
James VI
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI billon hardhead, Edinburgh, November 1588
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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