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Coin (reverse), two-thirds lion noble, from reign of James VI

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Postcard of Coin (reverse), two-thirds lion noble, from reign of James VI.
000-190-000-495-C
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Coin (reverse), two-thirds lion noble, from reign of James VI

This is the reverse of a gold two-thirds lion noble minted at Edinburgh in 1584, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 50 shillings Scots.

The reverse has four crowned 'IR' ciphers (for Iacobus Rex [King James]) arranged as a saltire with an 'S' in the centre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Give the king Thy judgement, O God' (from Psalm 122), followed by the date, 1584.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-495-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C187
Date: 1584
Material: Gold; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Quatrefoil with central pellet POST . 5 . & . 100 . PROA . INVICTA . MANET . HEC; stops as written; crowned lion sejant / Rev. Quatrefoil with central pellet DEVS IVDICIVM TVVM REGI DA 1584; saltire of four crowned IR
Dimensions: 25.00 x 24.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.0
What: Coin Type: 4th coinage
Coin, two thirds lion noble
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James VI
Sutherland Collection? (RBKS annotation on ticket in tray)
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI gold two-thirds-lion noble, Edinburgh, 1584
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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