Coin (obverse), farthing, of James III

Add to album

This is the obverse of a farthing minted between around 1465 and 1485, during the reign of James III. The coin was made of copper and was worth a quarter of a penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crown above the letters 'IR' (for Iacobus Rex [King James]). The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God'.

Because coins such as this were at one time believed to have been struck at an ecclesiastical mint, they are sometimes referred to as the 'ecclesiastical issue'

Record details

To search on related items, click any underlined text below.

• Online ID: 000-100-053-357-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
  Project description   View all records in project
• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C2905
• Date: 1465 - 1485
  Between 1465 and 1485
  
• Material: Copper; oval flan, uneven striking; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. [ ] S . . D . G . R . [ ]; stops are saltires; crown above I R / Rev. [ ] / [ ] / PA / VP; long cross pattee with crowns and six-pointed mullets in alternate angles
  Coin Type: "Ecclesiastical" Type I
  Coin, farthing
  
• Dimensions: 13.00 x 12.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.0
  
• What: Coin Type: "Ecclesiastical" Type I
  Coin, farthing
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: James III
  
• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Crossraguel Abbey
  Uncertain
  
• Event:
• Description: James III copper farthing, 1465 - 1485
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
• Translations:
• Related Records: