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

This is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with three pellets in the 2nd and 4th quarters, and a five-pointed mullet in the 1st and 3rd. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people' (from Psalm 28), '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:	000-190-000-547-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3022
Date:	1496 - 1513 Between 1496 and 1513
Material:	Silver; both sides slightly off-centre, slight flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCOTTORV' .; stop is a pellet; crowned bust facing in seven-arc tressure with small trefoils on some cusps / Rev. SALVV . / FACPO / PVLV'
Dimensions:	19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
What:	Coin Type: Light coinage, Stewart IIIa Coin, half groat
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James IV
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James IV silver half-groat, Edinburgh, 1496 - 1513
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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