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Silver Groat(Type Vi)
Groat (Type VI :James III )
Silver Groat(Type Vi)
Silver Groat(Type Vi)

Groat (Type VI :James III )

Issuer (St Andrews Castle, St Andrews, Scotland, 1452 - 1488)
Date1484 - 1488
Object NameGroat
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 25 mm
Max.: Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 3.8 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1943 by George W Clyne.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011936
About MeThe very last type of groat minted for James IV of Scotland is noteworthy in that something approaching a natural likeness replaces the stylized portrait on the obverse of the coin. This was a remarkable development since, apart from an earlier experiment in the same reign, no realistic portrait of the human face had previously appeared on coins of either Scotland of England.

Although the example illustrated bears the Edinburgh mint name, coins of this type were also struck in Aberdeen. They were, as far as we can tell, the final products of the Aberdeen mint.


Image Not Available for Silver Groat(Type Vie)
Silver Groat(Type Vie)
King James III of Scotland
1484 - 1488
Image Not Available for Silver Half-Groat(4th Coinage)
Silver Half-Groat(4th Coinage)
King Edward III
1351 - 1361
Image Not Available for Groat(Type Iii, Light Issue)
Groat(Type Iii, Light Issue)
King James III of Scotland
1475
Image Not Available for Groat (First Issue : James I of Scotland)
Groat (First Issue : James I of Scotland)
King James I
1406 - 1437
Image Not Available for Silver Half-Groat(4th Coinage)
Silver Half-Groat(4th Coinage)
King Edward III
1351 - 1361
Image Not Available for Penny (Florin Issue : Edward III)
Penny (Florin Issue : Edward III)
King Edward III
1344 - 1351
Image Not Available for Silver Half-Groat(Annulet Issue)
Silver Half-Groat(Annulet Issue)
Henry 6
1422 - 1427
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Gold Noble(Annulet Issue: Henry VI)
Gold Noble(Annulet Issue: Henry VI)
King Henry VI
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Half-groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
Half-groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
King Henry VI
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
Groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
King Henry VI
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Groat (Type IV : James V)
Groat (Type IV : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1526 - 1539
Image Not Available for Groat (Type IV : James V)
Groat (Type IV : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1526 - 1539
Image Not Available for Groat (Type IV : James V)
Groat (Type IV : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1526 - 1539
Image Not Available for Groat (Type IV : James V)
Groat (Type IV : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1526 - 1539
Image Not Available for Groat (Third Coinage: Henry VIII)
Groat (Third Coinage: Henry VIII)
King Henry VIII
1544 - 1547
Image Not Available for Groat (Type 4 : James V)
Groat (Type 4 : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1526 - 1539
Image Not Available for Half-groat (Class IIIB or C : Henry VII)
Half-groat (Class IIIB or C : Henry VII)
King Henry VII
1486 - 1504
Image Not Available for Penny (Series B : Edward III)
Penny (Series B : Edward III)
King Edward III
1351
Image Not Available for Silver Half-Groat(Annulet Issue)
Silver Half-Groat(Annulet Issue)
Henry 6
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Silver Groat(Annulet Issue)
Silver Groat(Annulet Issue)
Henry 6
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Half-groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
Half-groat (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
King Henry VI
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Penny (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
Penny (Annulet Issue : Henry VI)
King Henry VI
1422 - 1427
Image Not Available for Groat (Second Coinage : James II)
Groat (Second Coinage : James II)
King James VII and II
1437 - 1460