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

This is the obverse of a silver penny minted at Edinburgh, between 1357 and 1367, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth one penny 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:	000-100-052-175-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C1723
Date:	1357 - 1367 Between 1357 and 1367
Material:	Silver; slightly off-centre on reverse; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross DAVID . REX . SCOTORVm; stops are saltires; crowned head to left with sceptre / Rev. . VILL / A . ED / InBV / RGh; stops are saltires; single long cross with a five-p
Dimensions:	18.50 x 19.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Stewart A Coin, penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	David II
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	David II silver penny, Edinburgh, 1357 - 1367
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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