Coin (Obverse), half-plack, from reign of James IV

This is the obverse of a billon half-plack minted in Edinburgh between 1488 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth two pence Scots.

The obverse has a crowned shield in a four-arc tressure with a crown on each side. The Latin inscription is in Old English lettering and translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

James IV's coins were mainly continuations of the types issued during the previous reign. Those stylistic changes that did occur were largely backward-looking. No attempt was made to follow James III's example of using a realistic portrait.

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Online ID:	000-100-066-677-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C16245
Date:	1488 - 1513 Between 1488 and 1513
Material:	Billon; both sides off-centre, especially reverse; some flattening, especially on obverse; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross of five pellets IACOBVS D [EI] GRA REX SCOTO; Old English lettering; no stops visible; crowned shield in four-arc tressure;
Dimensions:	19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.0
What:	Coin Type: Stewart Group IIa Coin, half plack
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV Pollexfen Collection (Burns's attribution)
Where:	Scotland Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Billon half-plack of James IV, 1488 - 1513
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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