The third edition of this standard reference catalogue now in full color with up-to-date prices. The catalogue now features a completely new section on the Anglo Gallic coinage, namely those coins struck in France by the kings and princes of England between 1154 and 1453.

The fourth edition of this standard reference catalogue has been fully updated, with a revised section on the Anglo-Gallic coinage - namely those coins struck in France by the kings and princes of England between 1154 and 1453 - with new information and current prices throughout. It is the essential guide for any collector in this fascinating area of British coinage.

The breadth of National Museums Scotland's collections, together with the support of The Glenmorangie Company, puts National Museums in a unique position to reveal the role of silver in the development of the first kingdoms of Scotland. It was silver, not gold, which was the most important and powerful precious metal in Scotland for over six hundred years and, as well as showcasing beautiful objects, the book builds on the Glenmorangie Research Project to gives fresh insights into this formative period of Scottish history. Exhibition: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (13.10.2017-25.02.2018).

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The thistle on the modern British five pence piece is a reminder of what was once a separate Scottish coinage. For over two hundred years only silver pennies were minted but from the fourteenth century a succession of new types and values appeared, including gold nobles, unicorns, ducats, unites, silver ryals, merks and dollars. The Scottish coinage was one of endless change and variety and was only brought to an end following the Act of Union in 1707. About the author Born in Belfast, Donald Bateson took charge of the Numismatics section in the Ulser Museum and in 1978 moved to Glasgow to become Curator of the Hunter coin cabinet at Glasgow University.