RecordCoin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James IV< 1 of 1 > Back
Coin (reverse), half-groat, from reign of James IVThis is the reverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh between 1496 and 1513, during the reign of James IV. The coin was worth six pence Scots. The reverse has a single long cross with three pellets in the 2nd and 4th quarters, and a five-pointed mullet in the 1st and 3rd. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people' (from Psalm 28), '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. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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