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OverviewFew people realise that the thistle on the modern British five pence is a reminder of what was once a separate Scottish coinage. King David I was the first Scottish monarch to issue his own coins, in the twelfth century. For over two hundred years, only silver pennies were minted but from the fourteenth century a succession of new types and values appeared, including gold nobles, unicorns, ducats, unites, silver ryals, merks and dollars. Minor coins include billion placks, hardheads and nonsunts as well as copper turners and bawbees. Superb portraits are to be found on the coins of James VI and Charles I. The Scottish coinage was one of endless change and variety, among the most interesting of medieval Europe, and was only bought to an end following the Act of Union in 1707. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald BatesonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Shire Publications Volume: 189 Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.082kg ISBN: 9780852638477ISBN 10: 0852638477 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 11 June 1987 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsThe beginning: pennies of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries New coins: David Ii to Robert III Lions and unicorns: the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Mary, Queen of Scots James VI and the union of crowns The seventeenth century to the Act of Union Further reading Places to visitReviewsAuthor InformationDonald Bateson was born in Belfast, where he took a degree in archaeology at Queen's University. He studied ancient enamelwork for his doctorate and published a book 'Romano-British Enamelwork.' After a year as a research fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies he took charge of the Numismatics section in the Ulster Museum. In 1978 he moved to Glasgow to become Curator of the Hunter Coin Cabinet at Glasgow University. Dr Bateson's interest in Scotland's coinage has led to the completion of a 'Sylloge' of the Hunterian's Scottish coins. He has also published many papers on numismatics and lectures on the subject in the universiy and to local societies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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