Coin (obverse), plack, from reign of James V

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This is the obverse of a billon plack minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. 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 V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.

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• Online ID: 000-100-066-694-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C16262
• Date: 1513 - 1526
  Between 1513 and 1526
  
• Material: Billon; some light pitting; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown [?.] IACOBVS . DEI : GRA : R [EX SCO] TORVM; single and double five-pointed star stops; crowned shield in four-arc tressure; crown on each side; stars in all spandrels / Rev. : VILL / A :
  Coin Type: Stewart Ia; Stevenson J2
  Coin, plack
  
• Dimensions: 23.00 x 23.50 mm D / Die Axis: 5.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Stewart Ia; Stevenson J2
  Coin, plack
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: James V
  Linlithgow Hoard, 1963
  
• Where: Scotland
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Billon plack of James V, 1513 - 1526
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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