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Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue)
Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue)
Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue)

Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue)

Designer (Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1636
Object NameForty Pence
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 20 mm
Max.: Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: Weight: 2.4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012006
About MeObverse: crowned bust (l.) extending to edge of coin; value (XL) behind head
Reverse: crowned thistle-head
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Nicholas Briot
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