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Scottish
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Charles
1st Scottish 30 shillings 14.95g, 35.63mm Obv - CAROLUS D.G MAGN BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX B - Charles by the grace of God King of Britain France and Ireland B(riot) Rev QUAE DEUS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET - What God hath joined together let no man put asunde |
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Scotland Alexander II 1214-1249 hammered silver half penny Obv WILLRLMUS REX - King William Rev PIERES ON RO (112) |
1280 - 1286 Alexander III 2nd coinage Class 1 OBV ALEXANDER DEI GRA REV REX SCOTORUM - King of Scots (61) |
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1195 Scottish William 1 The Lion hammered silver penny Short cross and stars issue Class I Moneyer RAUL ON ROCEBU (Raul of Roxburgh) obv WILELMUS R (E) X Bust of pellets facing left, the king holding a sceptre |
Great find - an Alexander II 1214-49 Scottish hammerd penny - rear legend does not match those in reference books- should be PIERIS ON RO - Pierres of Roxburgh - Adam was also out of Roxburgh so the legend looks like the two combined Obv ALEXANDER REX Rev + PERIS ADAM ON ROE 1.24g,17.82mm |
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Scotland
Alexander III fragment of penny 1280 AD |
Quartered
full hammered silver goat, not in books (looks Irish perhaps) |
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1205
James 1st(the Lion) of Scotland hammered silver half pence(y)
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1165
AD William 1st of Scotland hammered silver penny |
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Huge, James 1st Scottish Merk sometimes known as the half thistle dollar and value of 13 shillings and 4 pence ( 160 pence) 6.56g, 31.40mm |
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James 1st Scottish Merk sometimes known as the half thistle dollar and value of 13 shillings and 4 pence ( 160 pence) 6.56g, 31.40mm |
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James VI of Scotland 1601- 1604 hammered silver 1/4 Thistle Merk or half noble as it was sometimes known value 3 shillings and 4 pence ( 40 pence ) 1.13g,18.79mm |
1605 James
1st Irish hammered silver half groat (2 pence)
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James VI of SCotland hammered silver Eighth Thistle Merk ( 20 pence) Obv IACOBUS 6 D.G.R.SCOTORUM - James VI by the grace of god king of the Scots Rev REGEM IOVA PROTEGIT 1602 - Jehovah protects the King 1602 |
1601 James
VI of Scotland hammered silver 1/4 Thistle Crown Merk |
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Scottish
1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
Scottish
1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
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1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
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1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
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Scottish
1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
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1634 Charles 1st hammered silver 20 pence |
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Irish 1605
James 1st hammered silver groat (4 pence)
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James 1st
1605 Irish hammered silver shilling |
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Great find, mint condition copper shilling - June 1690 James II Irish 'gun metal' emergency coinage Obv 1 - JACOBVS II DEI GRATIA - Rev 1 |
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George
IV 1823 Irish half penny(z) |
1723 London
Mint Georgian Irish penny
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Great find - copper shilling - Aug 1689 James II Irish 'gun metal' emergency coinage Obv 1 - JACOBVS II DEI GRATIA - Rev 1 |
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1723
George II Irish copper halfpenny William Wood issue Rev2 Obv 2 |
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