Coin (Reverse), penny, from reign of James II or James III

This is the reverse of a copper coin minted between 1450 and 1480, during the reign of James II or James III. The coin may well have been valued at three pence Scots.

The reverse has a cross within a quatrefoil. There are pellets on the cusps and nothing in the spandrel. The Latin inscription 'Crux pellit omne crimen' translates as: 'The cross drives away all sin'.

The words in the inscription are taken from a 4th century hymn by Prudentius. The coins are known as the 'crux pellit' issue from the first two words of the inscription.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-653-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C4446
Date:	1450 - 1480 Between 1450 and 1480
Material:	Copper; diamond-shaped flan; moderate wear; slight flattening. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS : DEI : GRA : REX; stops are double saltires; orb tilted downwards + to right / Rev. Cross CRVX : PELLIT . OIE . CRIII; stops are double + single saltires - the
Dimensions:	19.50 x 20.50 mm D
What:	Coin Type: Ib Coin, crux pellit issue
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James II James III
Where:	Uncertain
Event:
Description:	James I - II copper "crux pellit" issue, 1450 - 1480?
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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