Testoon (Second Period, Second Issue : Mary Queen of Scots)
Issuer
Mary, Queen of Scots
(Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587)
Date1560
Object NameTestoon
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 29 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.7 gm
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 numberABDMS011954
About MeObverse: crowned shield bearing arms of France impaling arms of Scotland (crown is out of position owing to double striking); cross to left of shield, saltire to rightReverse: Scottish crown above FM monogram
