Coin (Obverse), ten shilling piece, from reign of James VII (II of England)

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This is the obverse of a silver ten shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1687, during the reign of James VII.

The obverse bears a portrait of the king. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James II, by the Grace of God '.

James' reign as successor to his elder brother began in 1685 and ended four years later in military defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. James' Scottish coinage comprised just two denominations in silver (40 shillings and 10 shillings).

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-634-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C4112
• Date: 1687
  
• Material: Silver; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. IACOBUS . II . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to right; 10 below / Rev. MAG . BR . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1687 .; saltire with emblem at end of each arm; crowned shield in each angle
  Coin, ten shilling piece
  
• Dimensions: 26.50 x 26.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
  
• What: Coin, ten shilling piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: J.K.R. Murray Collection
  James VII (II of England)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: James VII silver ten-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1687
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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