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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James IV

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000-190-000-544-C
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Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James IV

This is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1489 and 1496, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The reverse has a single long cross with a crown in the 2nd and 4th quarters and an annulet between three pellets in the 1st and 3rd. The Latin inscription translates as: 'God is my Defender and my Redeemer. Town of Edinburgh.'

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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Online ID: 000-190-000-544-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C2989
Date: 1489 - 1496
Between 1489 and 1496
Material: Silver; slightly buckled; generally moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS : DI : GRA : REX : SCOTORVm : Q :; stops are three pellets arranged vertically; Q represents old Arabic 4; crowned, unclothed bust facing in ten-arc tressure with trefoils
Dimensions: 19.00 x 17.50 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
What: Coin Type: Heavy coinage, Stewart Ib, Murray B
Coin, half groat
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James IV
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James IV silver half-groat, Edinburgh, 1489 - 1495
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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