Thirty-shillings (Fourth Coinage : James VI)
Designer
T Acheson
Issuer
King James VI and I
(Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1582
Object NameThirty Shillings
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 36 mm
Max.: Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: Weight: 22.5 gm
Max.: Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: Weight: 22.5 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011968
About MeObverse: half-length figure of young king in armour, holding sword and wearing crownReverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield; letters I R and XXX S (value) beside shield
