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Coin (reverse), farthing, from reign of David II

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From Aberlady, East Lothian

Coin (reverse), farthing, from reign of David II
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This is the reverse of a silver farthing - the only known one of its type - minted at Edinburgh between 1351 and 1357, during the reign of David II. The coin was worth a quarter of a penny Scots. It was found at Aberlady in East Lothian.

The reverse has a single long cross with a six-pointed mullet in the 1st and 3rd angles. It is unclear whether the other angles contained mullets. 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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