Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish Coins At Hunterian, University - Part II. Robert III - James III, 1390-1488

The Lord Stewartby Collection is the finest collection of Scottish coins ever assembled by a private individual. MacKay details over 1080 coins of all metals and denominations issued between 1390 and 1488, when Scotland battled to maintain a competitive currency but also a time of innovation and orginality.

List of contents

• Preface


• The Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish Coins


• Overview of the Coinage


• Source of the Collection


• Hoards and Single Finds


• Abbreviations and Bibliography


• Arrangement and Ordering of the Catalogue


• Plates 1-65

About the author

William MacKay is director of the British Numismatic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society and the Society of Antiquaries, and an independent scholar. After graduating from the University of Durham with a degree in History in 1980, he worked in industry before becoming a full time numismatist, initially as a specialist in British coins at Spink and then as an independent consultant and scholar.

Summary

The Lord Stewartby Collection is the finest collection of Scottish coins ever assembled by a private individual. MacKay details over 1080 coins of all metals and denominations issued between 1390 and 1488, when Scotland battled to maintain a competitive currency but also a time of innovation and orginality.

Product details

• Authors: William A. MacKay, William A. (Independent Scholar Mackay, William A. (Independent Scholar) Mackay
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2023
• EAN: 9780197267608
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726760-8
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Scotland, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)