000-100-060-696-C
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Coin (obverse), bawbee, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the obverse of a billon bawbee minted at Edinburgh between 1543 and 1554, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The coin was worth six pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned thistle flanked by the letters 'M' and 'R' (for Regina [Queen]). The Latin inscription translates as: 'Mary, by the Grace of God, Queen of Scots'.
The name 'bawbee' is derived from 'Sillebawby' - Alexander Orrok of Sillebawby was Master of the Mint when these coins were struck.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-060-696-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C10254 |
| Date: |
1543 - 1554
1543-54
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| Material: |
Billon; small edge nicks at 3.5 and 11.0 (obverse); reverse very slightly off-centre; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross MARIA . D : G . REGINA . SCOTORV; crowned thistle; M to left; R to right / Rev. Lis . OPPIDVM . EDINBVRGI.; saltire through crown;
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| Dimensions: |
22.00 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: Stevenson Group 2, Class IVa
Coin, bawbee
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Mary, Queen of Scots
Rigghead Hoard, 1963
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| Where: |
Scotland
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Torthorwald, Collin, Rigghead Sandpit
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Event: |
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| Description: |
Mary, Queen of Scots billon bawbee, Edinburgh, 1543 - 1554
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- BNJ 59 (1989); Stevenson, R.B.K., p 148, pl 13 (no 63)
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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