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

This is the obverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1482 and 1484, during the reign of James III. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust in a seven-arc tressure. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

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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Online ID:	000-190-000-532-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C2555
Date:	1482 - 1484 Between 1482 and 1484
Material:	Silver; slightly off-centre (obverse), parts of edge ragged; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCOTORm; crowned bust facing in seven-arc tressure / Rev. Cross DnSPT / ECTORm / SZLIBEA / TVRmS : VILL / AEDE / nBEO / VRGE; Z is revers
Dimensions:	19.00 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.0
What:	Coin Type: Stewart IV Coin, half groat
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James III silver half-groat, Edinburgh, 1482 - 1484
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), 29 ? Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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