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

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

The obverse bears a crowned bust with a sceptre, very poorly executed. The Latin inscription reads backwards and 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:	000-100-051-107-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C655
Date:	1136 - 1153 Between 1136 and 1153
Material:	Silver; slightly bent; flan cracked; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. DAVID . R . X . retrograde; bust to right with sceptre (very poor workmanship) / Rev. Cross RCARD : O [ ] R(?); cross with pellet in annulet in each angle
Dimensions:	20.50 x 20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.0
What:	Coin Type: Burns Class III, Stewart Group IV C Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	David I Ricard (Maker) Ryan Collection
Where:	Carlisle?
Event:
Description:	David I silver sterling or penny by Ricard at Carlisle?, 1136 - 1153
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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