Coin (Reverse), lion noble, from the reign of James VI

This is the reverse of a gold lion noble minted at Edinburgh in 1586, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 75 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, 1586.

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:	000-190-000-509-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C222
Date:	1586
Material:	Gold; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Quatrefoil with pellet in centre POST . 5 . & . 100 . PROA' . INVICTA . MANENT . HEC; crowned lion sejant / Rev. Quatrefoil with pellet in centre DEVS . IVDICIVM . TVVM . REGI . DA . 1586; saltire of four c
Dimensions:	26.00 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
What:	Coin Type: 4th coinage Coin, lion noble
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James VI Murdoch Collection
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI gold lion noble, Edinburgh, 1586
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 RBKS MS list of Murdoch Sale Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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