Dublin Core
Title
Coin Groat Four Penny
Identifier
ABDUA:40549
Description
Silver coin, groat - 1st issue. Obv: Bust of king (James IV), within a dotted circle, three-quarters to l., draped and wearing arched crown. Rev: Long cross pattee with crown and three pellets enclosing an annulet, in alternate angles. Cross on reverse outer is fleury. Previously listed as James III - which display still reads as.
Inscription: Obv: +IACOBVS.DIE8G[RATICIA]REX.SCOTORV. Rev: +[D]NS P[R]O[T]ETOR M E[T] VEOPV (INNER): [ ]VIL LA AB EAB BDE
Inscription: Obv: +IACOBVS.DIE8G[RATICIA]REX.SCOTORV. Rev: +[D]NS P[R]O[T]ETOR M E[T] VEOPV (INNER): [ ]VIL LA AB EAB BDE
Date
Early: 1488 Late: 1514
Format
metal silver, struck, Dia: 27.5 mm Th: 0.75 mm
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, Aberdeen mint