Add to albumThis is the reverse of a silver penny minted between 1136 and 1153, during the reign of David I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The reverse has a cross fleury with a pellet in one angle, two pellets in the opposite angle, and short stalks projecting from the centre in the other two. The Latin inscription is illegible.
David I was the first Scottish king to issue coins following his capture of Carlisle, which gave him the city's mint and nearby silver mines. His coins were mostly struck at Carlisle, Berwick and Roxburgh, but there was also a mint at Edinburgh.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-681-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C641
- Date: 1136 - 1153
Between 1136 and 1153
- Material: Silver; off-centre on reverse; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Legend illegible; crowned bust to right with sceptre (very rough workmanship) / Rev. Legend illegible; cross fleury with pellet in one angle, two pellets in opposite angle, and short stalks pro
Coin Type: Burns Class II, Stewart Group II e
Coin, sterling / penny
- Dimensions: 20.00 mm D
- What: Coin Type: Burns Class II, Stewart Group II e
Coin, sterling / penny
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: David I
- Where: Unknown
- Event:
- Description: David I silver sterling or penny, 1136 - 1153
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), Add 7
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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