The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

This rare silver penny, minted by King David I during the 1130s, bears an inscription that suggests it was struck in ...

But the coin found by the metal detectorist bears an inscription showing it was minted in Edinburgh. Alice Blackwell, senior ...

A metal detectorist uncovered Scotland’s earliest known coin, shedding light on 12th-century minting during King David I’s ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A selection of the 15th-century silver and gold coins found at the Cappercleuch site in Scotland.

Experts were thrilled to discover the coin on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago. The coin, which is believed to date from the mid fourth-century A.D., was found during an excavation ...

A £50,000 reward is being offered to try to solve the mystery of what happened to part of Scotland's oldest collection of coins which was stolen 17 years ago. The haul of up to 1,000 coins - valued at ...

Rare medieval coins were stolen from the National Museum of Scotland. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has blamed the theft on the management’s decision to outsource key jobs. The ...

Made during the reign of King David I of Scotland, the penny was unearthed by a metal detector in a field in the north of England. Experts think it could fetch between £8,000 and £12,000 when it goes ...

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a ...