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| − | {{CIT|'''Early Pennies'''}} were coins given by [[Prince Malcolm]] to [[David Xanatos]] in [[Timeline#971-993|975 AD]]. | + | {{CIT|'''Early Pennies'''}} were coins initially given by [[Prince Malcolm]] to [[David Xanatos]] in [[Timeline#971-993|975 AD]] and later given by Xanatos to his younger self in [[Timeline#995-1993|1975]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
On the night of their wedding in [[Timeline#1995|1995]], David and [[Fox]] traveled back in time to 10th Century [[Wyvern Hill|Wyvern]], [[Scotland]] with [[Goliath]], [[Demona]], and David's father, [[Petros Xanatos|Petros]]. While Goliath pursued Demona, the time-traveling [[human]]s wound up rescuing [[Princess Elena]] and the [[Norman Ambassador]] from [[Archmage's Bandits|bandits]]. When the Norman Ambassador learned that David was a fellow [[Illuminati|Illuminatus]], the strangers were invited to travel to [[Castle Wyvern]]. There, Prince Malcolm gifted Xanatos a handful of coins which were considered "practically worthless" for the era. Nevertheless, when the Norman Ambassador departed the Castle that evening, David handed him an envelope containing specific instructions for the Illuminati and two smaller envelopes, one of which contained one of Prince Malcolm's coins. | On the night of their wedding in [[Timeline#1995|1995]], David and [[Fox]] traveled back in time to 10th Century [[Wyvern Hill|Wyvern]], [[Scotland]] with [[Goliath]], [[Demona]], and David's father, [[Petros Xanatos|Petros]]. While Goliath pursued Demona, the time-traveling [[human]]s wound up rescuing [[Princess Elena]] and the [[Norman Ambassador]] from [[Archmage's Bandits|bandits]]. When the Norman Ambassador learned that David was a fellow [[Illuminati|Illuminatus]], the strangers were invited to travel to [[Castle Wyvern]]. There, Prince Malcolm gifted Xanatos a handful of coins which were considered "practically worthless" for the era. Nevertheless, when the Norman Ambassador departed the Castle that evening, David handed him an envelope containing specific instructions for the Illuminati and two smaller envelopes, one of which contained one of Prince Malcolm's coins. | ||
| − | In | + | In 1975, a young David Xanatos in [[Bar Harbor]], Maine received that first envelope from "an anonymous benefactor". A thousand years later, the well-preserved coin was now worth about twenty thousand dollars – the seed money for his eventual fortune. ''([[Vows|"Vows"]])'' |
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==Real World Background== | ==Real World Background== | ||
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Because the first coins minted by a Scottish King was [[Dauid|Dauid I]] after he captured Carlisle and its mint in [[Northumberland|Northumbria]] in 1136, it is probable that the currency circulating Scotland in the 10th Century scenes were sceattas (Old English for "coins"), also referred to as early pennies. [https://scarf.scot/regional/sesarf/8-early-medieval/8-3-industry-and-trade/8-3-3-coinage-and-bullion/] Sceats were typically silver in composition, but bronze, copper and brass coins were minted in Northumbria throughout the 8th Century. [https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/arts-antiques/one-of-first-coins-to-be-minted-in-scotland-during-king-david-i-reign-sold-at-auction/][https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8n6k7zzplo][https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=276325] In addition, [[Viking]] currency was also circulating at the time, but they were almost exclusively silver and ringed in nature. [https://www.ssns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hall_2012_Vol_43_pp_14_25.pdf] | Because the first coins minted by a Scottish King was [[Dauid|Dauid I]] after he captured Carlisle and its mint in [[Northumberland|Northumbria]] in 1136, it is probable that the currency circulating Scotland in the 10th Century scenes were sceattas (Old English for "coins"), also referred to as early pennies. [https://scarf.scot/regional/sesarf/8-early-medieval/8-3-industry-and-trade/8-3-3-coinage-and-bullion/] Sceats were typically silver in composition, but bronze, copper and brass coins were minted in Northumbria throughout the 8th Century. [https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/arts-antiques/one-of-first-coins-to-be-minted-in-scotland-during-king-david-i-reign-sold-at-auction/][https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8n6k7zzplo][https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=276325] In addition, [[Viking]] currency was also circulating at the time, but they were almost exclusively silver and ringed in nature. [https://www.ssns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Hall_2012_Vol_43_pp_14_25.pdf] | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:29, 14 September 2025
Early Pennies were coins initially given by Prince Malcolm to David Xanatos in 975 AD and later given by Xanatos to his younger self in 1975.
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History
On the night of their wedding in 1995, David and Fox traveled back in time to 10th Century Wyvern, Scotland with Goliath, Demona, and David's father, Petros. While Goliath pursued Demona, the time-traveling humans wound up rescuing Princess Elena and the Norman Ambassador from bandits. When the Norman Ambassador learned that David was a fellow Illuminatus, the strangers were invited to travel to Castle Wyvern. There, Prince Malcolm gifted Xanatos a handful of coins which were considered "practically worthless" for the era. Nevertheless, when the Norman Ambassador departed the Castle that evening, David handed him an envelope containing specific instructions for the Illuminati and two smaller envelopes, one of which contained one of Prince Malcolm's coins.
In 1975, a young David Xanatos in Bar Harbor, Maine received that first envelope from "an anonymous benefactor". A thousand years later, the well-preserved coin was now worth about twenty thousand dollars – the seed money for his eventual fortune. ("Vows")
Real World Background
It is not specified in Gargoyles what type of coin Xanatos mailed to himself.
Because the first coins minted by a Scottish King was Dauid I after he captured Carlisle and its mint in Northumbria in 1136, it is probable that the currency circulating Scotland in the 10th Century scenes were sceattas (Old English for "coins"), also referred to as early pennies. [1] Sceats were typically silver in composition, but bronze, copper and brass coins were minted in Northumbria throughout the 8th Century. [2][3][4] In addition, Viking currency was also circulating at the time, but they were almost exclusively silver and ringed in nature. [5]
See Also
- Scottish Coinage at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Sceat at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Viking Coinage at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
