Coin (obverse), penny, from reign of William I (the Lion)

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted at Perth between 1174 and 1195, during the reign of William I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned bust with a sceptre. The sceptre head is a cross potent. The French inscription translates as : 'King William'.

William I was given the name 'the Lion' not for his courage, but because he replaced the dragon on the arms of Scotland by the lion rampant. William's mints included Roxburgh, Berwick, Edinburgh and Perth.

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Online ID:	000-100-051-142-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C690
Date:	Between 1174 and 1195 c. 1174 - 1195
Material:	Silver; small flan crack above crown; scratched on obverse; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross LE REI WILLAMI . .; initial mark is cross pommee; M resembles OI joined at top; crowned bust to left with sceptre; sceptre head is cross potent / Rev. Cross F
Dimensions:	20.50 x 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Class I Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Folpolt (Maker) William I (the Lion)
Where:	Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
Event:
Description:	William I silver sterling or penny by Folpolt at Perth, c. 1174 - 1195
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), Add 11 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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