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'Thistle' Crown (James I)
'Thistle' Crown (James I)
'Thistle' Crown (James I)

'Thistle' Crown (James I)

Issuer (Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1615 - 1616
Object NameCrown
Mediumgold
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 21 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: Weight: 1.9 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS013742
About MeObverse: crowned rose with 2 leaves; tun mintmark
Reverse: crowned thistle-head; letters I R at sides; tun mintmark
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