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Testoon (Second Period, First Issue :Mary Queen of Scots)
Testoon (Second Period, First Issue :Mary Queen of Scots)
Testoon (Second Period, First Issue :Mary Queen of Scots)

Testoon (Second Period, First Issue :Mary Queen of Scots)

Issuer (Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587)
Date1559
Object NameTestoon
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 29 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.7 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011951
About MeObverse: shield, bearing arms of Dauphin & Scotland impaling arms of Scotland, over cross potent
Reverse: Scottish crown above FM monogram; Lorraine cross at each side
Testoon (Second Period: First Issue)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1558
Testoon (Type II)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1555
Nonsunt or Twelvepenny Groat (Mary)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1558 or 1559
Ecu or Abbey Crown (Mary Queen of Scots)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 - 1558