Coin (obverse), penny, from reign of William I (the Lion)

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted at Edinburgh between 1174 and 1195, during the reign of William I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust with a sceptre. The sceptre head is a cross of four pellets. The French inscription translates as : 'King William'.

William I was given the name 'the Lion' not for his courage, but because he replaced the dragon on the arms of Scotland by the lion rampant. William's mints included Roxburgh, Berwick, Edinburgh and Perth.

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Online ID:	000-100-051-190-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C738
Date:	Between 1174 and 1195 c. 1174 - 1195
Material:	Silver; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross L : EREIWILLAM; M resembles OI joined at top; crowned bust to left with sceptre; sceptre-head is a cross of four pellets / Rev. Cross HUE ON EDENEBV; cross potent with crescent and pellet in each an
Dimensions:	20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Class 2 Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Hue (Maker) William I (the Lion)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	William I silver sterling or penny by Hue at Edinburgh, c. 1174 - 1195
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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