000-100-052-145-C
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Coin (obverse), half-groat, from reign of David II
This is the obverse of a silver half-groat minted at Edinburgh, between 1357 and 1367, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth two pence Scots.
The obverse bears a crowned head with a sceptre within a six-arc 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: |
000-100-052-145-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C1693 |
| Date: |
1357 - 1367
Between 1357 and 1367
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| Material: |
Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross DAVID . DEI . GRA . REX . SCOTORV'; stops are crosses; crowned head to left with sceptre, within six-arc tressure / Rev. Cross DnS / PROT / ECTOR / mEOS . : VILL / AED / InBV / RGh; stop is a cross; single lon
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| Dimensions: |
23.00 x 23.50 mm D / Die Axis: 5.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Stewart A6
Coin, half 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 half-groat, Edinburgh, 1357 - 1367
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 87
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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