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Unit (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Unit (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Unit (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Unit (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Designer (Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1637 - 1642
Object NameUnit
Mediumgold
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 36 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: Weight: 10 gm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1988.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS017002
About MeObverse: crowned half-length portrait of king (r.)holding orb & sceptre; thistle & letter B (for Briot) above crown
Reverse: crowned flat-topped shield of arms with crowned letters C & R beside
Penny (Briot's Coinage : Charles I)
Nicholas Briot
1631 - 1632
Forty Pence (Charles I)
Nicholas Briot
1636