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Coin minted in Carlisle without monarch’s face sells for £32k

A medieval coin dating from when Scotland ruled parts of northern England has sold for £32,000 – far higher than its £20,000 expected price.

The coin was minted in Carlisle, Cumbria, between 1136 and 1141 on the orders of King David I of Scotland, according to Jim Brown, a coin expert at auctioneers Noonans Mayfair in London.

He said he was not too surprised about the price it fetched.

“It is a unique and extremely interesting coin,” he said


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