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

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This is the reverse of a silver penny minted at Perth between 1174 and 1195, during the reign of William I. The coin was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has a cross potent with a crescent and a pellet in each angle. Each pellet is attached by two stalks to the inner circle. The French inscription translates as: 'Folpolt (the moneyer) at Perth'.

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: 000-190-000-689-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C690
• Date: Between 1174 and 1195
  c. 1174 - 1195
  
• Material: Silver; small flan crack above crown; scratched on obverse; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Cross LE REI WILLAMI . .; initial mark is cross pommee; M resembles OI joined at top; crowned bust to left with sceptre; sceptre head is cross potent / Rev. Cross F
  Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Class I
  Coin, sterling / penny
  
• Dimensions: 20.50 x 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: 2nd coinage, Class I
  Coin, sterling / penny
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Folpolt (Maker)
  William I (the Lion)
  
• Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
  
• Event:
• Description: William I silver sterling or penny by Folpolt at Perth, c. 1174 - 1195
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), Add 11 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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