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'Abbey' Crown (James V)
'Abbey' Crown (James V)
'Abbey' Crown (James V)

'Abbey' Crown (James V)

Issuer (Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland, 1512 - 1542)
Date1526 - 1539
Object NameCrown
Mediumgold
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 26 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: Weight: 3.4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012000
About MeObverse: shield with rounded base, charged with lion rampant; saltire each side; crown above
Reverse: cross fleury with quatrefoil in centre; thistle-head in each quarter
Gold Demy (Type III : James I)
King James I
1406 - 1437
Plack (First Coinage : James V )
King James V of Scotland
1513 - 1526
Lion (Second Coinage,Second Issue : James II)
King James II of Scotland
1451 - 1460
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Sword and Sceptre Piece (James VI)
King James VI and I
1602
Ecu or Abbey Crown (Mary Queen of Scots)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 - 1558
Bawbee (Cross Mintmark) : James V
King James V of Scotland
1513 - 1526
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Bawbee (Third Coinage : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Plack (James V)
King James V of Scotland
1539 - 1544
Gold Two Thirds Ducat or Bonnet Piece
King James V of Scotland
1540
Gold Rider (Type I), James III
King James III of Scotland
1475 - 1483
One-third Ryal (Mary Queen of Scots)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1565
Plack (Type IIa : James V)
King James V of Scotland
1513 - 1526