Coin (reverse), penny, from reign of David I

This is the reverse of a silver penny minted between 1136 and 1153, during the reign of David I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has a cross fleury with a pellet on a stalk in two opposite angles, a stalk only in other two angles. The blundered inscription is partially illegible but would have recorded the name of the mint and the moneyer.

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:	000-190-000-683-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C658
Date:	1136 - 1153 Between 1136 and 1153
Material:	Silver; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. . X R : TIVA :; R reversed; blundered lettering; crowned bust to right with sceptre (very poor workmanship) / Rev. Cross H [ ] NRV :; blundered lettering; cross fleury with pellet on stalk in two opposite angles, sta
Dimensions:	20.00 x 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 11.5
What:	Coin Type: Burns Class II, Stewart Group II B / C variation Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Bute Hoard, 1863 David I
Where:	Scotland, Bute, Isle of Bute Unknown
Event:
Description:	David I silver sterling or penny, 1136 - 1153
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), 10 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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