Twopence or Turner (Charles I)
Designer
Nicholas Briot
(Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
IssuerIssued by
King Charles I
(Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1632
Object NameTwopence
Mediumcopper
ClassificationsCoins
Dimensions16 x 0.2mm, 1.3gm
AcquisitionInnes Bequest, 1924.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS007916
Keywords
As the illustration shows, the turners struck for Charles I from 1632 display a Roman figure II on the obverse between the letters CR. This has sometimes resulted in the attribution of these coins to Charles II whereas in fact the figure denotes their value.
The name 'turner' derives from the French city of Tours in which one of the principal mints of medieval Europe was located; bodle may come from Bothwell, the name of a Scottish mint-master.
