Coin (obverse) of a James VIII pattern silver crown piece

This is the obverse of a James VIII pattern silver crown piece minted in 1828, possibly in London, from dies manufactured in 1716.

The obverse bears a portrait of James VIII. The Latin inscription translates as 'James VIII by the grace of God'.

Dies were prepared for what was intended to be a Scottish gold and silver coinage for James VIII, had his rebellion of 1715 succeeded. No contemporary strikings are known, but a number of pattern coins were struck from the original dies in 1828.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-029-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1911.506.1270
Date:	1716
Material:	Silver; some light surface marks (? from rusty dies); very slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: IACOBVS . VIII . . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to right. Rev.: SCOT . ANGL . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX . 17 / 16 .; crowned shield of arms
Dimensions:	Diameter 42.00 x 41.00 mm; weight 27.82 g; die axis 6.0
What:	Coin Type: cf Burns fig 1094 Coin, crown / pattern / restrike
Subject:	Coins and currency
Who:	James VIII (King) Pollexfen collection (1900 sale, lot 451)
Where:	England, London (?) Scotland
Event:
Description:	James VIII silver pattern crown / restrike, Scotland, dated 1716, minted in London (?), 1828
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Stewart, Ian Halley. The Scottish coinage: with supplement. London: Spink & Son, 1967 Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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