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

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