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Twenty Pence (Briot's Issue : Charles I)
Twenty Pence (Briot's Issue : Charles I)
Twenty Pence (Briot's Issue : Charles I)

Twenty Pence (Briot's Issue : Charles I)

Designer (Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1638
Object NameTwenty Pence
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 16 mm, Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1943 by George W Clyne.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012013
About MeObverse: crowned bust (l.) extending almost to edge of coin; value (XX) behind head with lozenges above & below the figures
Reverse: crowned thistle-head; small letter b (for Briot ) to left of crown
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