Coin (reverse), thistle noble, from reign of James VI

This is the reverse of a gold thistle noble minted at Edinburgh between 1588 and 1590, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 146 shillings and eight pence Scots.

The reverse has a highly ornate design featuring thistles, lions and cross sceptres. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Sceptres flourish with the pious, Jehovah gives them kingdoms and numbers them'.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-517-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C236
Date:	1588 - 1590 Between 1588 and 1590
Material:	Gold: slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Quatrefoil . IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRATIA . REX . SCOTORUM .; crowned shield of arms on ship / Rev. Small cross or quatrefoil FLORENT . SCEPT' . PIIS . REGNA . HIS . IOVA . DAT . NVMERA'; ornate design of sceptres, crown
Dimensions:	35.00 x 35.50 mm D / Die Axis: 9.5
What:	Coin Type: 5th coinage Coin, thistle noble
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James VI Pollexfen Collection (MS note in NMAS copy of Richardson)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI gold thistle noble, Edinburgh, 1588 - 1590
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), Add 276 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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