000-190-000-629-C
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Coin (Reverse), lion or hardhead, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the reverse of a billon lion minted at Edinburgh in 1559, in the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her marriage to Francis, the French dauphin. The coin was worth one and a half pence Scots.
The reverse has a crowned lion rampant. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Truth conquers' and is followed by the date, 1559.
Mary's coinage is divisible into five phases, reflecting her early life, two marriages and two widowhoods. During her reign numerous issues appeared in gold, silver and base metal, many of them comprising denominations never previously struck.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-629-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C4072 |
| Date: |
1559
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| Material: |
Billon; reverse slightly off-centre; slightly uneven striking; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross FRA . ET . MA . D . G . R . R . SCOT . D . D . VIEN; crowned FM monogram; on either side, dolphin facing right / Rev. . VICIT . VERITAS . 1559 .; crowned
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| Dimensions: |
16.00 x 16.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: 1
Coin, lion / hardhead
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Francis, Dauphin of France
Mary, Queen of Scots
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Event: |
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| Description: |
Mary and Francis billon lion or hardhead, Edinburgh, 1559
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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