Description
Book SynopsisThis new volume in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles describes and illustrates the Scottish coins minted between 1603 and 1709 that are held in the National Museum of Scotland''s collection. The Museum also holds an important collection of dies and related objects, the majority of which belong to the 17th-century Scottish coinage. These have therefore been included in the volume. Each coin and dye is fully described and clearly illustrated by high quality photographs.Introductory chapters discuss the history of the Scottish coinage of the period and contemporary minting practices. With over 100 plates, a list of sources of all the coins, concordances, bibliography, and indexes, the volume is a comprehensive guide to the National Museum of Scotland''s collection.
Table of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES PREFACE THE COINAGES OF 1603-1709 SOURCES OF THE COLLECTION, WITH A LIST OF FINDS ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ARRANGEMENT OF THE CATALOGUE PLATES (coins) James VI gold James VI silver James VI copper Charles I gold Charles I silver Charles I silver and copper Charles I copper Charles II silver Charles II silver and copper Charles II copper Charles II copper and James VII silver James VII silver James VII silver and William and Mary silver William and Mary silver William and Mary silver and copper William and Mary copper William II gold and silver William II silver William II copper 0095. Anne pre-Union silver Anne post-Union silver of the Edinburgh mint Anne post-Union silver of the Edinburgh mint and James VIII pattern guineas James VIII pattern crowns, and a modern forgery THE MINTING TOOLS P. P. Gaspar with G. Dyer: APPENDIX - THE COUNTERPUNCHEONS PLATES (minting tools) Eight perspectives of die T6 T1-T12 T13-T33 T34-T52 T53-T62 T63-T73 T74-T87 T88-T105 T106-T118 T119-T132 T133-T143 CONCORDANCES
