National Museum of Scotland Scottish Coins and Dies 1603-1709

by Bateson, J. D.; Holmes, N. M. McQ.

• ISBN13: 9780197266182
• ISBN10: 0197266185
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-02-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

J. D. Bateson, Senior Curator and Reader in Numismatics, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow,N. M. McQ. Holmes, Research Associate, Numismatics, National Museum of Scotland

Donal Bateson is the Senior Curator in the Hunterian Museum and Reader in Numismatics at the University of Glasgow. He studied Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast. He is Curator of the internationally renowned Hunter Coin Cabinet and has published widely in numismatics especially on the coinage and currency of Scotland. He organised the highly successful XIVth International Numismatic Congress Glasgow 2009 and the Federation Internationale de la Medaille d'Art Congress FIDEM XXXII Glasgow 2012. Dr Bateson is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society and past Vice-President of the International Numismatic Council.

N. M. McQ. Holmes was Archaeologist, Edinburgh City Museums, 1973-1989; Professional Assistant, then Curator (Numismatics), National Museums Scotland, 1989-2009; Research Associate, NMS, 2009 to date; former member of Council of the British Numismatic Society, and Editor of British Numismatic Journal; Editor of Proceedings of the XIVth International Numismatic Congress, Glasgow, 2009.

Table of Contents

LIST 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
APPENDIX - THE COUNTERPUNCHEONS, P. P. Gaspar with G. Dyer
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