Museum Objects Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Coins, Medals and Tokens |
Catalogue Number |
1978.424 |
Date |
1559 |
Object Name |
Coin |
Description |
A Queen Mary & Francis Groat or Nonsunt coin, dated 1559, discovered as part of the Greenock Coin Hoard. The Groat or Nonsunt was valued at twelve pence. It was made of billon with a silver content of 50%. |
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 |