Coin (obverse), groat, from reign of James V

This is the obverse of a silver groat minted at Edinburgh between 1526 and 1539, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth 18 pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king. The crown is double-arched. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James V, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.

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Online ID:	000-100-066-052-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C15620
Date:	1526 - 1539 Between 1526 and 1539
Material:	Silver; cleaned; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS : 5 : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTOR; double annulet stops; crowned bust right; double-arched crown / Rev. : VILL / A : ED / INBR / VGHX; double annulet stops; pointed shield superimposed on long c
Dimensions:	26.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage; Stewart I; Stevenson Ib Coin, groat
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James V
Where:	Scotland Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Silver groat of James V, Edinburgh, 1526 - 1539
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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