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1/2 Penny - John Balliol 2nd Coinage
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1292-1296 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Obverse lettering | IOHANNES DEI GRA (Translation: John, by the grace of God) |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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John Balliol's kingship lasted just four years before Edward I of England, who had arbitrated the succession dispute in Balliol's favor, effectively reduced him to a vassal administrator. The second coinage was struck after Balliol's council — increasingly acting independently of English pressure — reasserted Scottish governance, a defiance that ultimately led to Edward's invasion in 1296 and Balliol's forced abdication at Montrose.
Spink 5075 is among the smaller denominations of a coinage whose total output was necessarily limited by the brevity of the reign.