Add to albumThis is the reverse of a silver penny minted between around 1351 and 1357, possibly at Edinburgh, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The reverse has a single long cross with a six-pointed mullet in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Scots'.
David II was the son of Robert I, 'The Bruce'. His reign saw two major coinage innovations: Scotland's first gold coin - the noble - and the introduction of silver groats and half-groats.
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- Online ID: 000-100-052-009-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C1557
- Date: 1351 - 1357
Between 1351 and 1357
- Material: Silver; slightly uneven striking; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross DAVID . DEI . G : RACI; crowned head to left with sceptre / Rev. RCX / SCO / TTO / RVM; single long cross with a six-pointed mullet in each angle
Coin Type: 1st coinage, 2nd issue
Coin, penny
- Dimensions: 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
- What: Coin Type: 1st coinage, 2nd issue
Coin, penny
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: David II
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh?
- Event:
- Description: David II silver penny, Edinburgh?, 1351 - 1357
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 4
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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