20 Pound Piece - James VI 2nd Coinage

€88,205.00
IssuerScotland
Year1575-1576
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Pounds
CurrencyPound Scots (1136-1707)
CompositionGold (.916)
Weight30.54 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sp#5451
Obverse descriptionArmoured half-length portrait of James VI. Sword in his right hand and an olive branch in his left. Inscription in a tablet beneath the bust
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering· IACOBVS · 6 · DEI · GRA · REX · SCOTOR · IN . VTRVNQVE · PARATVS · · 1576 ·
(Translation: James the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of Scots  Prepare for either)
Reverse descriptionCrowned Scottish royal arms
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPARCERE SVBIECTIS · & DEBELLARE SVPERBOS
(Translation: To spare the humbled and subdue the proud.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1575  - -
1576  - -
Catalog ID1774530010
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