Museum Objects Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Coins, Medals and Tokens |
Catalogue Number |
1978.406 |
Date |
1542-1567 |
Object Name |
Coin |
Description |
A Queen Mary Scottish Billon Bawbie, dating from the period 1542-1567, discovered as part of the Greenock Coin Hoard. The Bawbee was valued at sixpence and was made of billon, a metal containing 25% silver. The coin had originally been introduced during the reign of James V in 1538. |
Event |
Discovery of the Greenock Coin Hoard 19 May 1955 |
Material |
Billon |
People |
Mary I, 1542-1587, Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 |
Bibiographic Ref. |
Robert Kerr & Robert Stevenson: Coin Hoards in Scotland 1955: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. LXXXIX Session 1955-56. |
Site Name |
Greenock/Inverclyde/Scotland |
Search Terms |
Greenock Coin Hoard |