A Scottish groat of James V dating from c. AD1526-39. Type III with trefoil stops; minted at Edinburgh. No subdivision possible.
Obv: IACOBVS [5 DEI GRA REX SCOT]ORV
Rev: OPPI/DV[ E/DINB/VRGI].
NOTE: This find is of importance because these coins are not normally found in English contexts. At that time the groat was worth 1s 6d Scots and had a silver content of 0.833g compared to the English groat which was 0.925g (Carl Savage, PhD student University of York/National Museum Scotland).
A Scottish groat of James V dating from c. AD1526-39. Type III with trefoil stops; minted at Edinburgh. No subdivision possible.
Obv: IACOBVS [5 DEI GRA REX SCOT]ORV
Rev: OPPI/DV[ E/DINB/VRGI].
NOTE: This find is of importance because these coins are not normally found in English contexts. At that time the groat was worth 1s 6d Scots and had a silver content of 0.833g compared to the English groat which was 0.925g (Carl Savage, PhD student University of York/National Museum Scotland).
A RDF representation of LANCUM-1A3A72
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LANCUM-1A3A72
LANCUM-1A3A72
Silver
1526
1539
25.
0.67
Groat
Denomination
25.
Diameter
0.5
Thickness
0.67
Weight
obverse
IACOBVS [5 DEI GRA REX SCOT]ORV
reverse
OPPI/DV[ E/DINB/VRGI]
GB
en-GB
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A thumbnail image of LANCUM-1A3A72
Silver
Primary material of object
Incomplete
Edinburgh Castle
Crowned bust facing right
Crowned bust facing right
IACOBVS [5 DEI GRA REX SCOT]ORV
Obverse of coin
square shield
square shield
Reverse
OPPI/DV[ E/DINB/VRGI]
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A full resolution image of LANCUM-1A3A72
1526
1539
The issuer of the coin
Method of manufacture