Testoon (Type IIIa : Mary Queen of Scots)
Issuer
Mary, Queen of Scots
(Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587)
Date1556
Object NameTestoon
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 25 mm
Max.: Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.9 gm
Max.: Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.9 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011946
About MeObverse: flat-topped shield charged with lion rampant and with small, double-arched crown above; letters MR beside shield with annulet beneath each letterReverse: large cross potent with small cross in each angle
