Coin (reverse), halfpenny, from reign of John Balliol

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This is the reverse of a silver halfpenny minted between 1292 and 1296, possibly at Berwick, during the reign of John Balliol. The coin was worth one halfpenny Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with a six-pointed mullet in the 1st and 3rd quarters. The other quarters are blank. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Scots'.

John Balliol ruled Scotland between 1292 and 1296 under the authority of Edward I of England. Balliol's rebellion against this position led to Edward's invasion of Scotland in 1296. Most Balliol coins bear no mint name but were probably struck at Berwick

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-424-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C1526
• Date: 1292 - 1296
  Between 1292 and 1296
  
• Material: Silver; irregular flan, uneven striking, very slightly buckled; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IOhANNESDEIGR - A; crowned head to left with sceptre / Rev. REX / SCO / TOR / VM cross; single long cross with a six-pointed mullet in 1st and 3rd quart
  Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, halfpenny
  
• Dimensions: 15.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.5
  
• What: Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, halfpenny
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: John Balliol
  Renfrew Hoard, 1963
  
• Where: England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed?
  Scotland, Renfrewshire, Renfrew
  
• Event:
• Description: John Balliol silver halfpenny, Berwick?, 1292 - 1296
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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