000-190-000-544-C
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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James IV
This is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1489 and 1496, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth six pence Scots.
The reverse has a single long cross with a crown in the 2nd and 4th quarters and an annulet between three pellets in the 1st and 3rd. The Latin inscription translates as: 'God is my Defender and my Redeemer. Town of Edinburgh.'
James IV's coins were mainly continuations of the types issued during the previous reign. Those stylistic changes that did occur were largely backward-looking. No attempt was made to follow James III's example of using a realistic portrait.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-544-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C2989 |
| Date: |
1489 - 1496
Between 1489 and 1496
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| Material: |
Silver; slightly buckled; generally moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS : DI : GRA : REX : SCOTORVm : Q :; stops are three pellets arranged vertically; Q represents old Arabic 4; crowned, unclothed bust facing in ten-arc tressure with trefoils
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| Dimensions: |
19.00 x 17.50 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: Heavy coinage, Stewart Ib, Murray B
Coin, half groat
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
James IV
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
James IV silver half-groat, Edinburgh, 1489 - 1495
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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