Testoon (Type IIIa : Mary Queen of Scots)
Issuer
Mary, Queen of Scots
(Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587)
Date1557
Object NameTestoon
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 26.5 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.5 gm
Approximately: Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.5 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011947
About MeObverse: flat-topped shield charged with lion rampant and with small, double-arched crown above; letters MR beside shield; brass plug in centre of crownReverse: large cross potent with small cross in each angle
