This is the reverse of a gold half-lion minted at Edinburgh between 1492 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth seven shillings Scots.
The reverse has St Andrew on a cross between crowned fleurs-de-lys. 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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