000-100-066-108-C
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Coin (Obverse), plack, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh 1557, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The coin was worth four pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crown above a shield flanked by the letters 'M' and 'R' (for Regina [Queen]). The Latin inscription translates as: 'Mary, by the Grace of God, Queen of Scots'. This inscription is followed by the date, 1559.
Mary's coinage is divisible into five phases, reflecting her early life, two marriages and two widowhoods. During her reign numerous issues appeared in gold, silver and base metal, many of them comprising denominations never previously struck.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-066-108-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C15676 |
| Date: |
1557
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| Material: |
Billon; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross MARIA . DEI . G . SCOTOR . REGINA . 1557; crown above shield; M to left; R to right / Rev. Lis SERVIO . ET . VSV . TEROR . 1 [55] 7 .; arcuate cross; small cross in centre; crown in each angle; first crown ty
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| Dimensions: |
22.00 mm D
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| What: |
Coin Type: b
Coin, plack
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Mary, Queen of Scots
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| Where: |
Scotland
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Billon plack of Mary, Queen of Scots, Edinburgh, 1557
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 176
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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