Henry, son of David I, never ruled Scotland — he predeceased his father in 1152 — yet coins were struck in his name as Earl of Northumbria, a title granted by King Stephen of England in 1139 as part of the ongoing contest over the northern counties. The distinction between Period B and C attributions within this type reflects ongoing scholarly disagreement about die sequencing and mint assignment, with Spink and North occasionally diverging on where individual specimens fall.
Henry, son of David I, never ruled Scotland — he predeceased his father in 1152 — yet coins were struck in his name as Earl of Northumbria, a title granted by King Stephen of England in 1139 as part of the ongoing contest over the northern counties. The distinction between Period B and C attributions within this type reflects ongoing scholarly disagreement about die sequencing and mint assignment, with Spink and North occasionally diverging on where individual specimens fall.