@sgsah PhD student at @UofGlasgow researching Scottish, English and British coins. Details: https://nitter.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.
Mary Queen of Scots’ crowned 'MR' monogram appears on this gold 20 shillings. The coin, which was struck in 1543, was one of the first to be minted during Mary's reign. This example is from the Hunterian collection.
Here’s another look at the copper bawbee of William II that was struck at the Edinburgh mint in 1695. This specimen is from the collection of the Hunterian.
A crowned thistle is depicted on this Scottish bawbee of William II that was minted in Edinburgh in 1695. William II was the last monarch to issue bawbees, a denomination that was introduced by James V in the 1530s. This example is from the Hunterian collection.
This National Medal for Success in Art was awarded to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, arguably Glasgow's most famous artist and architect, in 1888. He was just 19 or 20 years old at the time. It's now in the collection of the Hunterian.
His name, 'CHARLES R. McINTOSH', is engraved on the edge. He'd later change the spelling of his surname to 'Mackintosh'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
