Add to albumThis is the obverse of a silver groat minted at Edinburgh between 1367 and 1371, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth four pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned head with a sceptre within a six-arch tressure. The Latin inscription translates as: 'David, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
David II was the son of Robert I, 'The Bruce'. His reign saw two major coinage innovations: Scotland's first gold coin - the noble - and the introduction of silver groats and half-groats.
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- Online ID: 000-100-052-132-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C1680
- Date: 1367 - 1371
Between 1367 and 1371
- Material: Silver; slightly off-centre on reverse; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross DAVID : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTORVm; stops are double crosses; crowned head to left with sceptre, within six-arc tressure; trefoils in spandrels; stars on sceptre handle / Rev.
Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Stewart 2a
Coin, groat
- Dimensions: 28.00 x 27.50 mm D
- What: Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Stewart 2a
Coin, groat
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: David II
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: David II silver groat, Edinburgh, 1367 - 1371
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 78
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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