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Ten Shillings (Fourth Coinage : James VI)
Ten Shillings (Fourth Coinage : James VI)
Ten Shillings (Fourth Coinage : James VI)

Ten Shillings (Fourth Coinage : James VI)

Designer
Issuer (Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1582
Object NameTen Shilling
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 33 mm
Max.: Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: Weight: 8.3 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011971
About MeObverse: half-length figure of young king in armour holding sword and wearing crown
Reverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield; letters I R and X S (value) beside shield
Countermarked Ryal (First Coinage : James VI)
King James VI and I
1567 - 1571
Ryal or Sword Dollar (James VI)
King James VI and I
1570
Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)
King James VI and I
1601 - 1604