1086625 | SCOTLAND. James VIII the Pretender. (Jacobite claimant of Scottish throne, 1701-66). "1716" (1828) AR Restrike Crown. PCGS MS61. By Norbet Roettiers. IACOBVS VIII - DEL · GRATIA. Laureate bust right / SCOT · ANGL · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX. Crowned arms. X PT2 (Prev. KM#PT2); S-5731.

Pretender Coinage. Restrike by Matthew Young (c.1828) from dies prepared by the engraver Norbet Roettier.


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Known as "The Old Pretender," James III/VIII made two attempts to seize the crown of Scotland, with the failure of his 1716 invasion and subsequent return to France putting an end to any plans to mint coins. .