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1 Penny - Mary I 1st Period, Type III
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1554-1555 |
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| Weight | 0.73 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned facing bust of Queen Mary I set within a plain field, the crown rendered in a stylised Gothic manner surmounting the queen's effigy with long flowing hair visible at the shoulders. The portrait is executed in the crude but characterful hammered style typical of mid-sixteenth-century Scottish billon coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading MARIA D G R SCOTORVM, identifying the sovereign by name and divine right. The flan is irregular in outline, as is characteristic of hand-struck pennies of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A saltire cross (St. Andrew's cross) extends to the periphery of the flan, dividing the reverse field into four quarters. A royal crown occupies the uppermost quarter, while fleurs-de-lis are placed in the two lateral quarters, all devices rendered in relief in the characteristic hammered style. The lower quarter is largely plain. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, referencing the town of Edinburgh as the place of issue. The irregular flan edges and variable strike depth are consistent with hand-hammered production at the Edinburgh mint. |
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