Coin (obverse), penny, from reign of David I

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted at Berwick between 1136 and 1153, during the reign of David I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust with a sceptre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King David'.

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:	000-100-051-078-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C626
Date:	1136 - 1153 Between 1136 and 1153
Material:	Silver; probably moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. [ ] AVIT : REX :; crowned bust to right with sceptre / Rev. Cross FOLPART [ ]; cross fleury with rosette of seven annulets in 1st quarter, eight-pointed star in 3rd quarter, pellet in 2nd and 4th qu
Dimensions:	20.50 x 20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 8.0
What:	Coin Type: Burns Class I, Stewart Group I f Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	David I Folpalt (Maker)
Where:	England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Event:
Description:	David I silver sterling or penny by Folpalt at Berwick, 1136 - 1153
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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