60 Shillings - William II

60 Shillings - William II - obverse60 Shillings - William II - reverse

© Selectus Diplomatum & Numismatum Scotiæ Thesaurus by James Anderson, Published 1739

Features

Issuer Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King William II (1689-1702)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1699
Value 60 Shillings (3)
Currency Pound Scots (1136-1707)
Composition Silver
Diameter 38.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
186916
References Sp# 5678
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Left facing bust of William II, mark of value below

Script: Latin

Lettering: GULIELMVS · DEI · GRATIA ·

Translation: William, by the Grace of God

Reverse

Crowned royal arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAG · BRIT · FRA · ET · HIB · REX · 1699

Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland

Mint

Edinburgh, Scotland

Comments

There are no known specimens of this coin. It is mentioned and illustrated in 18th and 19th century works, including Adam De Cardonnel's Numismata Scotia (1786) and James Anderson's Selectus Diplomatum & Numismatum Scotiæ Thesaurus (1739).


Image in Numismata Scotia

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1699 

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