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Scotland, James V gold Crown second coinage type III, rounded shield base
Scotland, James V (1513-42), gold Crown of Twenty Scottish Shillings, second coinage (1526-39), type III, crowned shield of Scottish arms with rounded bottom and open crown, five pellet band to crown, St Andrew's cross saltire either side, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, tri-pellet stops, initial mark star, IACOBVS.: 5.: DEI.: GRA.: REX.: SCOTORVM:., rev. quatrefoil at centre of cross with lis ends, thistles in angles, initial mark crown, :.CRVCIS :. ARMA :.SEQVAMVR, weight 3.38g(Burns 7, fig.744; S.5370). Toned, with some die clash evident and a little weakness to high points, otherwise very fine and very rare with the five pellet crown band.
The Latin obverse legend translates as "James the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of the Scottish" and on the reverse as "Let us follow the arms of the Cross."
Typically these coins have the seven pellet crown band of which four sub-varieties exist; Burns places the five pellet band late in the sequence of varieties.
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