@CMaclean96

@sgsah PhD student at @UofGlasgow researching Scottish, English and British coins. Details: https://xitter.cf/t.co/r6nBbgMq40

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This is the earliest coin to depict Jesus. It was minted in Constantinople in 450 to celebrate the marriage of Emperor Marcian & Pulcheria. Jesus is shown between the imperial couple. This specimen from the Hunterian collection is the only known example.
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Queen Victoria is depicted on this gold 1 cent coin of British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) that was minted in 1870. The circulating 1 cent coins of Ceylon were made from copper. This extremely rare specimen was struck in gold for presentation purposes. From the Hunterian.
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A palm tree is shown on the other side, alongside inscriptions in English, Tamil and Sinhala.
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The victor and the vanquished: silver pennies of Harold II (1066) and William the Conqueror (1066-1068). Both are from the collection of the Hunterian.
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The reverses.
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William the Conqueror, who won the Battle of Hastings on this day in 1066, is depicted on this silver penny. This coin was struck at the Hastings mint within two years of the decisive battle that bears the town’s name (1066-1068). From the Hunterian collection.
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The penny was minted by the moneyer Theodred, whose name appears on the other side of the coin. This showcases the continuity of the mint following the Norman Conquest as Theodred also struck coins for Harold II and Edward the Confessor.
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A proof shilling of Queen Anne that was minted in Edinburgh in 1707. Unlike the regular coins that were struck for circulation, the proof has a plain edge. This coin was acquired by William Hunter sometime between 1770 & 1783. It's now in the Hunterian collection.
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A proof shilling of Queen Anne that was minted in 1707 as part of the Edinburgh mint's efforts to recoin all the silver Scottish coins in circulation into new British coins. This proof specimen from the Hunterian was minted to a higher standard than regular circulating coins.
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The reverse features the arms of the newly formed Kingdom of Great Britain (they combine the lion rampant of Scotland with the three lions of England) and those of the kingdoms of France and Ireland.
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Queen Anne's portrait on the obverse.
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Here's another look at the Scottish gold lion of Robert III that was minted between 1393 and c.1403. The design of a crucified St Andrew was re-used on the coins of James II (1437-1460) & James IV (1488-1513). This specimen is from the Lord Stewartby Collection at the Hunterian.
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The Scottish royal coat of arms is depicted on the other side.
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Saint Andrew is shown crucified on a saltire on this Scottish gold lion of Robert III that was minted sometime between 1393 & c.1403. Robert III was the first King of Scots to issue gold coins in large numbers. This example is from the Lord Stewartby Collection at the Hunterian.
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The royal arms of Scotland appear on the other side of the coin. The surrounding Latin inscription translates to: 'Robert, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
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This unique pattern gold ducat of James V of Scotland that was struck in 1539 is the very first coin minted in the British Isles to bear a date. Only a single specimen is known to exist, which is now in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland.
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The pattern ducat depicts a crown superimposed on a saltire on one side and the Scottish royal arms surrounded by a collar of thistles on the other. This design was not adopted for circulation.
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The gold sovereign of Henry VII (1485-1509) was the first English coin that was worth a pound. These four examples from the collection of the Hunterian show how its design evolved over time.
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From left to right: type 2, 3, 4 and 5 sovereigns of Henry VII. The exceedingly rare type 1 is not represented in the Hunterian collection.
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The cartwheel twopence of George III (1797) is the heaviest copper coin ever minted for circulation in the British Isles. This is an exceedingly rare specimen made from silver. It's from the collection formed by Thomas Coats in the 19th century (later donated to the Hunterian).
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Here’s the silver twopence alongside a specimen struck in gold.
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The reverses
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