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Coin (Reverse), lion, from regin of James IV

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Coin (Reverse), lion, from regin of James IV
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This is the reverse of a gold lion minted at Edinburgh between 1492 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth 14 shillings Scots.

The reverse has a figure of St Andrew on a cross, with a fleur-de-lys to either side. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people'. The words are from Psalm 28.

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.

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