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

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This is the reverse of a silver penny minted at Berwick between 1165 and 1174, during the reign of William I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has a cross potent with a lozenge in the centre. There is a saltire pommee in each angle. The Latin inscription is partially illegible but records that the moneyer was 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: 000-190-000-476-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C16466
• Date: 1165 - 1174
  Between 1165 and 1174
  
• Material: Silver; reverse off-centre; some flattening; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. [...] I WILAME (?); crowned bust left with sceptre / Rev. Cross WI [ ]; cross potent with lozenge in centre; saltire pommee in each angle
  Coin Type: Intermediate issue
  Coin, sterling / penny
  
• Dimensions: 19.00 x 20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 5.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Intermediate issue
  Coin, sterling / penny
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Coats Collection
  Lindsay Collection
  Willame (Maker)
  William I (the Lion)
  Wingate Collection
  
• Where: England, Northumberland, Berwick-upon-Tweed
  Scotland
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver sterling / penny of William I (the Lion), minted by Willame at Berwick, 1165 - 1174
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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