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

This is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth four pence Scots.

The obverse has a crowned shield in a four-arc tressure with a crown on each side and fleurs-de-lys in all the spandrels. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, 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:	000-100-066-694-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C16262
Date:	1513 - 1526 Between 1513 and 1526
Material:	Billon; some light pitting; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown [?.] IACOBVS . DEI : GRA : R [EX SCO] TORVM; single and double five-pointed star stops; crowned shield in four-arc tressure; crown on each side; stars in all spandrels / Rev. : VILL / A :
Dimensions:	23.00 x 23.50 mm D / Die Axis: 5.0
What:	Coin Type: Stewart Ia; Stevenson J2 Coin, plack
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James V Linlithgow Hoard, 1963
Where:	Scotland Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow
Event:
Description:	Billon plack of James V, 1513 - 1526
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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