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

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted 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, roughly executed. 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:	000-100-051-093-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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
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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