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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nap, post: 3504439, member: 73099&quot;]David I, king of Scots, was the first monarch of Scotland to issue coins.&nbsp; He took advantage of the political situation of the Anarchy in England to take over territory in Northumberland. In Carlisle near the Scottish border was a mint where two moneyers were producing coins for Henry I, and ultimately would also produce coins for Stephen.&nbsp; David took over the mint in around 1136 and held it until at least the Battle of the Standard and the peace treaty of 1139.&nbsp; During this early period coins were only struck in Carlisle, in later years David would establish Scottish mints elsewhere and coinage would continue until the union.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of David are rare, and there are several types.&nbsp; The first type, in imitation of the last type of Henry I, is historically significant as the first coin of Scotland.&nbsp; It is rare and very rough, even by the standards of the day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my example-</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929183[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>David I</p><p>Mint: Carlisle</p><p>Moneyer Erebald</p><p>O: DA[VI]D [REX]</p><p>R: EREBA[LD O]N C[A]RD</p><p>Spink 5001</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are rough, and even the plate coin in Spink, one of the finest known, is messy-</p><p>[ATTACH=full]929184[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m only aware of one die pair for these coins, and they are very rare with probably only a dozen or so known.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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