RecordCoin (obverse), plack, from reign of James IV
Coin (obverse), plack, from reign of James IVThis is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh between 1488 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth four pence Scots. The obverse has a crowned shield in a four-arc tressure with a crown on each side and fleurs-de-lys in all the spandrels. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'. 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. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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