Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
Issuer
King James V of Scotland
(Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1512 - 1542)
Date1539 - 1544
Object NameBawbee
Mediumbillon
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsMax.: Diameter: 22 mm, Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: Weight: 2.1 gm
Weight: Weight: 2.1 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1919 by Andrew Henderson.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS007826
About MeObverse: crowned thistle between I and 5; single-pellet stopsReverse: crown over centre of saltire with lis at either side; trefoil at beginning of inscription; single pellet separates the two words
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