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To Mr George Sim and Mr William T. M'culloch, Requestin IV. REPORT ON THE SCOTTISH AND ENGLISH COINS IN THE SOCIETY'S MUSEUM. BY GEORGE SIM, ESQ., F.S.A. SCOT., AND THE KEEPER OF THE MUSEUM. In accordance with the remit of the Society (of date 16tli January 1860) to Mr George Sim and Mr William T. M'Culloch, requesting them to examine and report on the Collection of 'Coins in the Museum ; and they, during the vacation, having carefully examined the collec- tion, submitted the following interim Report:— " It was considered advisable to give our first attention to the Scottish and English coins.1 The detailed list or inventory of these coins, arranged chronologicall tablee th usuae n ,o th whic y n lyi la mannerhw wilno e l w , enabl Societe thae eth se t o ymant y blank mintagee th n si severaf so f o l monarche th sthers remai A mane fillee ear . b o nyup dt duplicatee th n si collection, among whic mane har y rar reminey coins ma Societe e dth w , y that this collection is simply the result of an accumulation of donations from the Exchequer and private individuals, without any definite attempt having ever been mad foro et mcompleta e series. have W e selecteda serieScottise th f Englisso d han h coin exhibitior sfo glase th sn i ncases . The late Mr Hay Newton's bequest of rare coins, &c. is, for the present, 1 See " Archseologise Scotica," vol. ii., App. p. 6, for a .catalogue of the Scottish Coins, date1820y Jamey db Ma , s Skene, Esq., Curator. E 2 8 6 PROCEEDING SOCIETE TH F F SO YO exhibite coine itselfy th d b t s invene givee includebu ;th ar n nt i i - n di tory now laid on the table, arranged in their chronological order. remarky ma conclusione n i ", W , tha lookee w t d ove Collectioe rth f no Anglo Saxon coins, man f whicyo h appea vere b yo t r valuable rard an e , but their detailed examination and arrangement we are obliged for the present to postpone. " We are not prepared to report upon the large Collection of Greek, Eoman, and other Coins e arranginth , d makinan g g detailed catalogues of which worwila e lb k requiring considerable tim labour.d ean " " The following abstract of the Eeport gives a few of the details of more general interes relation i t Society'e th o nt s Collectio Coins:f no — "SCOTTISH GOLD. e Scottis"Th h Gol dt Andre S f consist o e d Eoberf th w o an f o s. II t Eobert III.; lions of James I. and James II.; half-lion of James I.; unicorn half-unicord san f Jameo n s III. t AndrewS ; , rider halfd an ,- rider of James IV.; the ecu, bonnet-piece, and two-thirds of bonnet- piec f Jameo e s e V.lionth ; , half-lion, ryald half-ryalan , f Maryo , ; thistle noble, lion, rider, half-rider, swor sceptrd dan e pieces, half-sword and sceptre pieces, unit, double crown and thistle crown of James VI.; Briot's unihalf-unid an t Charlef o t Dariee th sd I.n an ;pistol halfd ean - pistole of William III. " SCOTTISH SILVER. " Amon Scottise gth h Silve penniee ar r Davif so d I., Henry Princf eo Scotlan Eard f Northumberlanddan o l , Willia Lione mth , Alexander I., Alexander II., Alexander III., John Baliol, and Eobert I. (Bruce); halfpennie e threth f eo s last-named king s; Davi . groatdII , half-groat, and penny, all of Aberdeen mint; Eobert II. Perth half-groat, with "JB" behind the head, previously unpublished; Eobert III. penny, E., " Eex Scotorum," nearly unique (engraved in Mr Lindsay's Supplement s wort ohi Scottisn o k h Coins . 22*), platNo . ; ii eJame . I sgroa f o t Stirling; varietie e groat IIIth d f f Jamean o o s; . halfpennII s f o y ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND. 69 James III.; groat of James III. of sixth and last coinage, having " Bex. Cot. n obverse—o " a fine, unique unpublished an , d coin; some very rare varieties of the groats of James IV. and V.; testoons and half- testoon Marf so d Franci yan Mard versan a y; y remarkable testoof o n Francis & Mary (see Lindsay, plate viii. No. 181), with date 1553, being several years before Mary's marriage with the Dauphin, supposed by Mr Lindsay to have been struck as a medal; a still more remarkable testoon of Francis & Mary (R. Vicit. Leo, &c.), bearing the extraordinary date 1565, after her marriage with Darnley, as to which Mr Lindsay can offe o explanation—onln r specimeno ytw f thio s s coie knownar n e th ; testoons of Mary, with bust, during her widowhood, 1561 and 1562; and half-testoon, 1561, very rare ; varieties of the Cruikston dollar,- &c. • shillinL JameX . gsVI piece, with bust whicf o , h only three specimens are known, and the crown and half-crown after his accession to the English throne; Charle . shillinsI sixpencd gan e fro s father'mhi s dies, both very rare . &o.&c , " SCOTTISH BILLON AND COPPER. "Among the Billon coins are a James III. penny of Aberdeen (en- graved in Mr Lindsay's Supplement, plate iii. No. 5); pennies of Mary, with bust somd an , e rare varietie f placksso , &c.; Jame . hard-headsVI , with " Vincoit Verit," perhaps unique, very rare ; a half hard-head, with reverse resembling coin f Maro s y (vide Proc .. 232)p vol . i .a Tialf-; Atkinson, of which only three are known; copper penny, with bust, of which only five are at present known; plack, with two sceptres in saltire othed an , r very rare. placks&c . &c , " ENGLISH GOLD. " The English Gold consists of Edward III. nobles and half-noble; Eichard II. noble; Henry VI. angel and angelot (Anglo-Gallic); Edwar . nobledIV ; Henry VIII. sovereign, very rar e; angel halfd an , - crown ; James I. half-laurel, quarter-laurels, crowns, and half-crown; Charles I. half and quarter-sovereigns; Charles II. double guinea; William and Mary guinea; and George I. quarter-guinea. 0 7 PROCEEDING SOCIETE TH F F SYO O " ENGLISH SILVER. " The English Silver consists of pennies of all the early sovereigns, some of the mints being uncommon; groats and smaller money of Edward III.; Anglo-Gallic coin f Edwaro s Blace th d k Prince; Henry IV. groat, half-groat, and half-penny; Henry V. gros blanc (Anglo- Gallic), groats d smallean , r money; Henr . groad pennyVI y an t ; Edward IV. groats and smaller money; Eichard III. groat, very fine and rare, with boar's head mint mark botn o , h sides; Henry VII. groats and smaller money; Henry VIII. shilling, groats smalled an , r money; Edwar . crow dVI whicn e firsn(o th a dat htr timfo e e appeare th n o s English coinsexcepe w coie f i , th t n Duchesstruce e saib th o dy t k b f so Burgund r " Perkiyfo n Warbeck " (the Duk Yorkf eo ) which bears date 1494), shillings, sixpence testood an , side-facer no d shilling; Philid pan Mary shilling; groats of Mary and Philip and Mary ; Irish billon groats d Englisan h rose pennie f Philio s Maryd pan ; mille hammered an d d shilling smalled an s r mone f Elizabetho y ; Jame . I crowns , shillings, and smaller money; Charle . I Newars k siege half-crown Ponted an , - fract siege shilling, and other money; the Commonwealth money, a complete set; the Cromwell crown, half-crown, and shilling, all fine and rare; with money of the subsequent sovereigns, including a very fine bronze farthing of Anne, 1714. " ENGLISH AND IRISH COPPER. Englise "Th h and Irish Copper includes Charle . IrissI h siege piecet S ; Patrick's pence and half-pence; gun-money of James II.; and English sovereigne th coppe l al f o r s from Charle . inclusivsII e; als n o IslMa f eo money, wit a silveh r pattere Ear th f Derby's o f l no ; ther s alsi e oa large collectio f provinciao n d othean l r Tokens f townso , , tradesmen, political, &c." ANTIQUAKIE1 7 SCOTLANDF SO . MONDAY, 28th January 1861. PROCESSO . SIMPSONY . J R , M.D., Vice-President Chaire th n i ,. A Special Meeting and Conversazione was held, by permission of the Eoyal Society, in their Hall, when the Vice-President's ADDRESS ON ARCHEOLOGY was delivered (vide page 5). At the conclusion, on the motioe Honourablth f o n e LOKD NEAVES a cordia, l vot f thanko e s swa give PROFESSOo nt R SIMPSO s verhi yr Nlearnefo importand dan t Address. The company then adjourned to the Museum and Library of the Society. MONDAY, llth February 1861. DAVID LAING, ESQ., Vice-President Chaire th n i ,. e followinTh g gentlemen were balloted d electeforan , d Fellowf o s the Society:— THOMAS CONSTABLE, Esq., Publisher, JAMES CEAWFOED., Jun., Esq., "W.S. Major WILLIAM Boss KING, Badenscoth, Aberdeenshire. WILLIAM MACLEOD. M.D., Ben-Khydding, Yorkshire. JAMES DAVID MAEWICK, Esq., City Clerk. MATTHEW TUNNOCH, Esq., S.S.C. WILLIAM STUART WALKEB of Bowland, Esq. As a Corresponding Member. AETHTJB MITCHELL, M.D., Deputy-Commissione Lunacyn ri . Donatione Th Museue th o st Librard man y wer follows ea s :— Large (Clay Iron) Stone, shaped somewhat like an ancient Battle- wite ax h Handle, measurin inche0 g2 s long inche0 1 , s across faced an , rivee th f r o EskacrosEGBER3 y d B be . s e foun s Thandleth wa n d i t I .
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