1 Penny - Prince Henry Period B or C

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.