Add to albumThis 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. The Latin inscription 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: 000-100-054-880-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C4432
- Date: 1136 - 1153
Between 1136 and 1153
- Material: Silver; uneven striking; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross D [ ] REX; crowned bust to right with sceptre / Rev. [ ] ART : ON [ ] A [ ]; cross fleury superimposed on saltire pommee
Coin Type: Burns class I, Stewart group Ib
Coin, sterling / penny
- Dimensions: 19.50 mm D / Die Axis: 11.5
- What: Coin Type: Burns class I, Stewart group Ib
Coin, sterling / penny
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Bute Hoard, 1863
David I
Ricart (Maker)
- Where: Carlisle?
Scotland, Bute, Isle of Bute
- Event:
- Description: David I silver sterling or penny by Ricart possibly 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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