000-190-000-524-C
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Coin (Reverse), penny, from reign of James II
This is the reverse of a billon penny minted at Edinburgh between 1437 and 1451, during the reign of James II. The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The reverse has a single long cross with three pellets in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Town of Edinburgh'.
When the throne passed to James he was only seven years old and his earlier coinages continued those of his father. As in his father's reign, the mint often travelled with James on his tours of royal residences.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-524-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C2450 |
| Date: |
1437
Between 1437 and 1451
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| Material: |
Billon; chip on edge at 11.0 (obverse), off-centre on obverse; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS DEI GRACIA R; crowned and clothed bust facing / Rev. Cross VILL / AED / InB / VRG; single long cross with three pellets in each angle
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| Dimensions: |
16.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: Fleur-de-lis, Group D
Coin, penny
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
James II
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
James II billon penny, Edinburgh, 1437 - 1451
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Burns (1877), 496 A
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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