National Museum of Scotland Scottish Coins and Dies 1603-1709 Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles Series, Vol. 70

This new volume in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles describes and illustrates the Scottish coins minted between 1603 and 1709 that are held in the National Museum of Scotland's collection. The Museum also holds an important collection of dies and related objects, the majority of which belong to the 17th-century Scottish coinage. These have therefore been included in the volume. Each coin and dye is fully described and clearly illustrated by high quality photographs. Introductory chapters discuss the history of the Scottish coinage of the period and contemporary minting practices. With over 100 plates, a list of sources of all the coins, concordances, bibliography, and indexes, the volume is a comprehensive guide to the National Museum of Scotland's collection.

Donal Bateson is the Senior Curator in the Hunterian Museum and Reader in Numismatics at the University of Glasgow. He studied Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast. He is Curator of the internationally renowned Hunter Coin Cabinet and has published widely in numismatics especially on the coinage and currency of Scotland. He organised the highly successful XIVth International Numismatic Congress Glasgow 2009 and the Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d'Art Congress FIDEM XXXII Glasgow 2012. Dr Bateson is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society and past Vice-President of the International Numismatic Council. N. M. McQ. Holmes was Archaeologist, Edinburgh City Museums, 1973-1989; Professional Assistant, then Curator (Numismatics), National Museums Scotland, 1989-2009; Research Associate, NMS, 2009 to date; former member of Council of the British Numismatic Society, and Editor of British Numismatic Journal; Editor of Proceedings of the XIVth International Numismatic Congress, Glasgow, 2009.