Coin (reverse), 'penny', from reign of James IV

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This is the reverse of a silver 'penny' minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth three pence Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with three pellets in the 2nd and 4th quarters, and five-pointed mullets in the 1st and 3rd. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people'. The words are from Psalm 28.

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: 000-190-000-548-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3024
• Date: 1496 - 1513
  Between 1496 and 1513
  
• Material: Silver; slightly off-centre on reverse, shadow of reverse cross on obverse; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS . DEI . GRA . REX SCOTTO; stops are pellets; crowned bust facing / Rev. SALVV / FAC * P / PLVVT / VVDnE; stop is a five-pointed star
  Coin Type: Light coinage
  Coin, penny
  
• Dimensions: 16.50 x 17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
  
• What: Coin Type: Light coinage
  Coin, penny
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Cochran-Patrick Collection
  James IV
  Lockett Collection
  Wingate Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: James IV silver penny, 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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