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1 Groat - James III Base Silver Issue
| Issuer | Scottish Royal Mint (Edinburgh) |
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| Year | 1471-1483 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#5270 |
| Obverse description | Central effigy of James III depicted as a three-quarter facing bust, turned slightly to the right, wearing an elaborate crown with fleurs and a suit of armour with a visible gorget at the neck. The portrait is rendered in a bold, schematic late medieval style characteristic of Scottish hammered coinage, set within an inner beaded circle. The surrounding legend in uncial Gothic lettering reads IACOBVS : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTORV, separated by mullet stops, running clockwise between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | IACOBVS : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTORV (Translation: James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots) |
| Reverse description | A floriated long cross with ornate terminals divides the field into four quarters, with the cross arms terminating in trefoil or floral finials and featuring raised central bosses at the intersections of the arms. Alternate quarters contain a six-pointed mullet (star) and a thistle head, the characteristic Scottish emblems employed on James III groats. The peripheral legend in uncial lettering reads VILLA : EDINBVRGH, denoting the Edinburgh mint, contained between inner and outer beaded circles. |
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