ID Help On Badly Worn Coin, Scottish?

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ajpl677 New Member United Kingdom 21 Posts	Posted 11/01/2013 06:19 am Hi, Been cleaning a group of crusty roman coins recently and one badly worn coin has stumped me a but. Its not roman. I have attached an image of what I think might be the obverse. It is hard to see but appears to be a crown on top, IIII under that and then what seems like the letter D (or AD) at the bottom. The reverse appears to be a thistle with a leaf either side, and some letters. I am wondering if it is a scottish coin. I tried to do a pencil rubbing of the coin, to see if that sheds any light. Any ideas? I know it is never going to be anything but a badly worn coin, but the history intrigues me. Thanks Andy Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/01/2013 09:09 am I believe this may be a copper coinweight representing a "thistle crown" of James I. Here's a square version logged at the Portable Antiquities Scheme: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...ord/id/70973 Obverse thistle flanked by the letters I and R; reverse with crown over IIII S, over 4 D 1/2. Edited by philadelphian 11/01/2013 09:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
ajpl677 New Member United Kingdom 21 Posts	Posted 11/01/2013 10:20 am Thanks philadelphian, Now that I have compared the one logged at the PAS it seems exactly the same (only round). That solves that mystery. Thanks for your help and quick reply. Andy Report this Post to the Staff
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