This is the reverse of a silver penny minted between 1318 and 1329, possibly at Berwick, during the reign of Robert I ('The Bruce'). The coin was worth one penny Scots.
The reverse has a single long cross with a five-pointed mullet in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Scots'.
It is thought that no coins were issued in Robert's name until shortly before 1320 - 14 years after he had inherited the throne. The minting of Robert I coins at this time may have been linked to the recovering of Berwick by the Scots from the English.
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