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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James III

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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James III
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This is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Berwick between 1475 and 1484, during the reign of James III. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with six-pointed mullets in the 1st and 3rd angles and three pellets in the 2nd and 4th. The Latin inscription translates as: 'God is my Defender and my Redeemer. Town of Berwick'.

James III's reign saw a number of major coinage innovations including two new gold coins - the rider and the unicorn; a large billon coin - the plack; and thistle-heads and a realistic portrait of the king appearing on coins for the first time.

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