Countermarked Ryal or Sword Dollar (First Coinage : James VI)
Issuer
King James VI and I
(Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1570
Object NameRyal
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 43 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: Weight: 39 gm
Approximately: Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: Weight: 39 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011961
About MeObverse: Scottish crown over flat-topped shield charged with lion rampant; crowned letters I and R beside shieldReverse: crowned sword; pointing hand on left; xxx(value) on right; countermarked with crowned thistle
