Museum Objects Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Coins, Medals and Tokens |
Catalogue Number |
1978.422 |
Date |
1557 |
Object Name |
Coin |
Description |
A Queen Mary Testoon coin, from the Greenock Coin Hoard. The coin was valued at 5 shillings and was made of silver. This example is dated 1557 from the first period, type III. |
Event |
Discovery of the Greenock Coin Hoard 19 May 1955 |
Material |
Silver |
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 |