Coin (reverse), groat, from reign of Robert III

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This is the reverse of a silver groat minted at Edinburgh between 1390 and 1406, during the reign of Robert III. The coin was worth four pence Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with three pellets in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'God is my Defender and my Redeemer. Town of Edinburgh'.

The reign of Robert III saw the introduction of gold lions and half-lions. These coins bear no mint names but like all succeeding gold coinages are thought to have been struck only in Edinburgh. Robert III also had mints at Aberdeen, Perth and Dumbarton.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-505-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C2180
• Date: 1390 - 1406
  Between 1390 and 1406
  
• Material: Silver; uneven striking; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross ROBE . RTVS : DEI . GRA [ ] SCOTOVm; stops are single and double pellets; crowned bust facing in seven-arc tressure with three pellets on each cusp / Rev. Cross DnS . P / [ ] OR . / mS .
  Coin Type: Light coinage
  Coin, groat
  
• Dimensions: 24.50 x 24.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
  
• What: Coin Type: Light coinage
  Coin, groat
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Robert III
  Sheriff Mackenzie
  
• Where: Scotland, Dunbartonshire, Dumbarton
  
• Event:
• Description: Robert III silver groat, Dumbarton, 1390 - 1406
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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