000-100-052-132-C
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Coin (obverse), groat, from reign of David II
This is the obverse of a silver groat minted at Edinburgh between 1367 and 1371, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth four pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned head with a sceptre within a six-arch tressure. The Latin inscription translates as: 'David, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
David II was the son of Robert I, 'The Bruce'. His reign saw two major coinage innovations: Scotland's first gold coin - the noble - and the introduction of silver groats and half-groats.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-052-132-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C1680 |
| Date: |
1367 - 1371
Between 1367 and 1371
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| Material: |
Silver; slightly off-centre on reverse; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross DAVID : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTORVm; stops are double crosses; crowned head to left with sceptre, within six-arc tressure; trefoils in spandrels; stars on sceptre handle / Rev.
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| Dimensions: |
28.00 x 27.50 mm D
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| What: |
Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Stewart 2a
Coin, groat
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
David II
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
David II silver groat, Edinburgh, 1367 - 1371
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 78
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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