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Coin (obverse), groat, from reign of David II

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Coin (obverse), groat, from reign of David II
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This is the obverse of a silver groat minted at Edinburgh, between 1357 and 1367, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth four pence Scots and was in the first ever issue of groats.

The obverse bears a crowned head with a sceptre. 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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