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The Coinage of Scotland THE COINAGE OF SCOTLAND ILLUSTRATED FROM THE CABINET OF THOMAS COATS, Esq., OF FERGUSLIE AND OTHER COLLECTIONS By EDWARD BURNS, F.S.A. Scot. IN THREE VOLUMES VOL. III. PLATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FIGURES EDINBURGH: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 1887 % '/ ————————— — —————— — — Contents^ of Bol» M, LIST OF PLATES. Plate I. David I. Plate XVI. Alexander III. Plate II. David I. Plate XVII. Alexander III. John Baliol. Plate III. David I. Earl Henry. Malcolm IV. William the Lion. Plate XVIII. John Baliol—Robert Bruce—David II. Plate IV. William the Lion. Plate XIX.—David II. Plate V. William the Lion. Plate VI. William the Lion. Plate XX. David IL Plate VII. William the Lion. Plate XXI. David II. Plate VIII. William the Lion.— Plate XXIL—David II. Alexander II. Plate XXIII. David IL—Robert II. Plate IX. Alexanders II. and III. Plate XXIV. Robert II. Robert III. Plate X. Alexander III. Plate XXV.—Robert IIL Plate XI. Alexander III. Plate XXVI. Robert III. Plate XII. Alexander III. Plate XXVII.—Robert III. Plate XIII. Alexander III Plate XXVIII.—Robert III. Plate XIV. Alexander III. Plate XXIX.—Robert IIL Plate A. Edwards I., II., III. Plate XXX. Robert IIL Plate XV. Alexander III. Plate XXXI.—Robert III. VOL. III. —— —— ——— vi CONTENTS Plate XXXII.—Robert III.—James I. Plate LVI.—James V. Plate XXXIII.—James I. Plate LVII.—James V. Mary. Plate XXXIV.—James I. Plate LVIII.—Mary. Plate XXXV.—James I. Plate LIX.—Mary. Plate XXXVI.—James I. Plate LX.—Mary. Plate XXXVII.—James I. Plate LXI.—Mary. Plate XXXVIIL—James I.—James II. Plate LXII. —Mary—Francis and Mary. Plate XXXIX.—James II. Plate LXIII.—Francis and Mary. Plate XL. ^James II. Plate LXIV.—Francis and Mary—Mary. Plate XLI.—James II. Plate LXV.—Mary and Henry. Plate XLII.—James II. Plate LXVL—Mary. Plate XLIII.—^James II. James III. Plate LXVIL—James VI. Plate XLIV.—James III. Plate LXVIII—James VI. Plate XLV.—James IU. Plate LXIX.—James VI. Plate XLVI.—James III. Plate LXX.—James VI. Plate XLVII.—James III. Plate LXXI.—James VI. Plate XLVIII.—James III.—James IV, Plate LXXIL—James VI. Charles I. Plate LXXIIL—Charles L Plate XLIX.—James IV. Plate LXXIV.—Charles I. Plate L.—^James IV. Plate LXXV.—Charles I. Charles IL Plate LI. James IV. Plate LXXVI.—Charles II.—James VII. Plate LII. —James IV. —^William and Mary. Plate LIII.—James IV. James V. Plate LXXVII.—William and Mary— Plate LIV.—James V. William II. Plate LV.—James V. Plate LXXVIII.—Anne—James VIII. The following 79 Plates, containing 1547 Figures of Coins, are en- graved on copper by M. Dujardin of Paris, according to his process of Gravure Heliographique, from casts specially prepared by Mr. Ready of London. COINAGE OF SCOTLAND Plate I ;'! 0i^% /»&%. y--n (Mm^' "k I /AC '^'^1 m^^ r V4 '.•.»>V ^ -f^ •i^r W M^\ '^,.?.^^- .^ ' (^ ' ,( a B mm Diijardin Helio^ PLATE II. DAVID I. PERIOD. STERLINGS. PLATE II. DAVID I. PERIOD. STERLINGS OJi PENNIES. FIG. NO. VOL. PACK 8e. David I., Class II., Degraded, Cross Fleurie and Pellet type, Roxburgh I. 13 8f. >J 8g. 9- 10. II. 12. 13- 14. 14A. IS- 16. 17- 18. 19- 20. 20 A. Malcolm IV. (?), Cross Fleurie and Stalked Pellet type 2 1. David I., Degraded, Cross Fleurie and Pellet type 2IA. „ Rosette and Pellet type, Roxburgh Plate II COINAGE OF SCOTLAND m >. -, -,i^ ^^^^, ;^. VJ >' 20 A 11/S51f^ Dujardin Helio6 PLATE III. DAVID I. — EARL HENRY. — MALCOLM IV. WILLIAM THE LION. STEJiLINGS. PLATE III. DAVID I.— EARL HENRY.—MALCOLM IV.— WILLIAM THE LION. STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. NO. 2 IB. David I., Class I., Rosette Star and Pellet type, Berwick ? 22. Malcolm IV., Rosette and Pellet type, Roxburgh 2 2A. ,, Cross Fleurie and Lozenge type, Roxburgh 23- Earl Henry, Cross Crosslet type, Bamborough 23A. » I) )j • • 24. David I., Class III., Tressure Fleurie type, Edinburgh ? 24A. Earl Henry „ Corebridge 24B. „ (with name of Stephen) „ Carlisle 24c. David I., Class III, „ Edinburgh? 24D. )> » ») j» 25- Earl Henry „ Uncertain 2 5 A. Earl Henry ? „ „ 2 SB. WilUam the Lion, Fleur-de-lis type, Roxburgh 2SC 25D. 26. „ Cross of five Pellets type. Uncertain 26A. Uncertain, Cross Fleurie type, Carlisle 27. David I., Class III., Annulet and Pellet type, Carlisle . 28. „ . „ „ Roxburgh? 2 8 A. „ „ Crescent and Pellet type, Uncertain ,'i)D Plate. Ill ^ I J. <i '^^ r / 24] 24 D iBA "*^' 25 B 25 C '%Si^' 20 D S^?^ ^« 26 A 28 A Dujai'dm Hclio6 PLATE IV. WILLIAM THE LION. CRESCENT AND PELLET TYPE—SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLLNGS. PLATE IV. WILLIAM THE LION. STERLINGS OR PENNIES. KIG. 29. COINAGE OF SCOTLAND Plate IV &l^i^^^ 29 A ?U. f^(>f ' * /: I -\'r. 2^ A fSI 38 A 4o A 4c c DujArdin Helio6 PLATE V. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. VOL. III. PLATE V. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. NO. FIG. 41- William the Lion, Edinburgh 4 1 A. „ Roxburgh 42. 42A. 43B. Perth . 42c. Roxburgh 43- Perth . 44- Roxburgh 44A. Perth 44B. Roxburgh 45- 45A. 4SB- 45c 4Sr'- 45E. Perth . 46. Hue Walter, Class I 46A. 46B. 46c. 46D. 47- COINAGE OF SCOTLAND Plate V w W 4.2 A I 4,2 c 4,3 mm. 'XT. a4 # 44 A 0^ ;,iw,^ ^Sff*' 45 B 45 45 A mm-It* <<. ''t<>),y 45 D 45 E 46 46 A 6 B 46 D 4.7 Bujardiii Tfrl"io6 PLATE VI. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE VI. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. NO. 48. William the Lion, Hue Walter, Class I. 48A. )> >> » 49. „ Class II. 49A. 49B. 49c 49D. ^°- 51- Henri le Rus SIA. SIB. SIC 52- Hue Walter, Class III. 53- 54- 55- S5B. 56. 5 6a. le 5 6b. Henri Rus, Perth 56c 57- Plate VI COINAGE OF SCOTLAND J r"-" w iii- lA my w ^'%^at^ 3r em 53 5iC H ^V._^ 55 m/^m 56A 56 C 56 B Dujardm Hcho6 PLATE VII. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE VII. WILLIAM THE LION. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. NO. VOL. PAGE FIG. Class IV. 5 7 A. William the Lion, Hue Walter, S7B- 57C. S7D- S7E. 57F. 58. 58A. S8b. 59- 60. 60A. Henri le Rus . 60B. 61. 61A. 61B. 63. Hue Walter, Class V. 63- 63A. 63B. 63c. Class VI. 64. » 65. Plate ^/!: COTNAGE OF SCOTLAND ffMi ^illi^ 5a A ^i2*j^ 60 B 61 B '#f !;^<Jr^..^ G3 C Diyariii HchoS PLATE VIII. WILLIAM THE LION—ALEXANDER II. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE VIII. WILLIAM THE LION—ALEXANDER II. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. 6 5 A. William the Lion, Hue Walter, Class VI. 66. „ „ „ 66a. Walter Adam Roxburgh COINAGE OF SCOTLAND Plate vni 66 A 66 B 66 C 6S 68 A 70 A 74 Duiardm Heho^ PLATE IX. ALEXANDERS II. AND III. SHORT DOUBLE CROSS-LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. VOL. III. ^ PLATE IX. ALEXANDERS II. AND III. STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. NO. Alexander II., Short Double Cross, 76. Berwick 7 7 6a. I) » »» .... 7a 7 6b. Alexander II. or III. „ „ .... 7^ 77- Alexander III, Long Double Cross, Style I., Plain X and A, Berwick i 78. )> 79- 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 84A. 84B. 84c. 84D. 85. 86. 87. 88. 88a. Plate IX COINAGE OF SCOTLAND Ira'' /wl ^#fev'^ ^1^ -^0 .6 A 7<\ 76 b 77 -iS 78 w ^p 79 '"H &3 84, A TS '"m 34 B 84 D /ysx *,\ '—"•> !:i 85 Pujarim Helio§ PLATE X. ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE X. ALEXANDER III. ^ LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. 89. Alexander III., Style I., Plain X and A, Berwick 8 9A. 89B. 90. 91- 92, 9 2A. 92a 92c 92D. 92E. 93A- 93B- 93c. 94. 94A. 94B. 94c. 94D. 94E. 95- 95*- COINAGE OF SCGTJ.AHD Plate y. •'« if 92 A gz b 92- q'3 A 93 c &4 t '•.«/,. '^^ t-7 # 95 A 94. E D-uiardin Heho^ PLATE XL ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE XI. ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. 95B- 96. 96A. 97- 98. 99. 99A. 100. lOI. lOIA. lOIB. 102. 103. I03A. 104. Style III., Florid X and A, Perth IO4A. IO4B. 105. 106. 107. IO7A. IO7B. COINAGE OF SCOTLAITD Piatt: XI ^ ikl: m' io3 io3 A 104, A io4 B 1^T iU 107 A Ihijardiii Hello 6 PLATE XII. ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. PLATE XII. ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. COIl'AGE OF SCOTLAND "riate XII pi.J?f^ pi ^^ip:j uo A 110 C'^ii m. iia A ii4 A m] ii4 B ^ mm lib B .i5 C ii5 D ^v^t nB b Dujardin Helio6 PLATE XIII, ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS. VOL. III. PLATE XIII. ALEXANDER IIL LONG DOUBLE CROSS STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. 119. ^ I I9A. 120. 121. 122. I2 2A. I22R 123. 124. 125- 126. I26A. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131- I3IA. 132. 133- 133A. I33B. COIKAGE OF SCOTLAND Plate Xni ^>k!. II9A 120 ijP 123 122 A 122 B 125 126 '.fe'.iuW 126 A 128 130 132 133 133 A 133 B Dujardln Hjlioj PLATE XIV. ALEXANDER III. LONG DOUBLE CROSS—LONG SINGLE CROSS STERLINGS PLATE XIV. ALEXANDER III. STERLINGS OR PENNIES. FIG. NO. 134. Alexander III., Long Double Cross, Style V., Curule Chair-shaped X, Medium oblique A, Edinburgh 65 I34A. „ 65a COfNAGE OF SCOTLAND Plaie XIV i®i ill) ^ii^:^ ^^f^ % 14,0 A lil2 U1.7 A Duiaailui Heliof PLATE A. ADDENDA: EDWARDS I., II., III.
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