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

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• 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
  Coin Type: Burns Class I, Stewart Group I f
  Coin, sterling / penny
  
• 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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