Coin (reverse), penny, from reign of Malcolm IV ('Canmore')

This is the reverse of a silver penny minted between 1153 and 1165, during the reign of Malcolm IV ('Canmore'). The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has a cross fleury with large pellet in each angle. The legend is indecipherable.

The coins of Malcolm's reign are all extremely rare and the only known mints are Roxburgh and, possibly, Berwick. It may have been that coins in the name of his father, David I, continued to be struck during his reign.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-688-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C674
Date:	1153 - 1165 Between 1153 and 1165
Material:	Silver; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Legend indecipherable; crowned bust to left with sceptre (poor workmanship) / Rev. Legend indecipherable; cross fleury with large pellet in each angle
Dimensions:	20.50 x 20.00 mm D
What:	Coin Type: Stewart IV Coin, sterling / penny
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Pollexfen Collection
Where:	Unknown
Event:
Description:	Malcolm IV? silver sterling or penny, ? 1153 - 1165
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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