About 1820 a large hoard of silver pennies of David I of Scotland was discovered at Outchester. The greater part was claimed by the commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, but of these no trace can be found. Some are in the possession of Rev Canon Raine at York. (1)

Present location and find spot not known. (2)

Enquires at Outchester farm (NU 14033332) negative. (3)

The hoard contained Scottish pennies of David I and English pennies of Henry II's first coinage (known as the Cross-and-Crosslets Type, in issue 1158-80). The deposition of the hoard is often attributed to the rebellion of c.1173/74, but it seems there is nothing to substantiate this. (4)

The deposition of this hoard at this location could be linked with Richard de Lucy's northern expedition that burned Berwick, but this is only a tentative suggestion given the information available. A route for possible expeditions can be proposed by the evidence of several coin hoards. (5)

The Outchester coin hoard is believed consisted originally of about 1000 English and Scottish silver coins, the greater part of which was claimed by Greenwich Hospital. The majority of the coins cannot now be traced, though a series of 31 were given to the British Museum. This are comprised of 19 Henry II cross-crosslets, 2 Henry of Northumberland, 9 of David I and 1 uncertain Scottish type. This is a 12th century coin hoard, but the dating of the hoard is unclear and may be earlier than the 1170s proposed elsewhere. (6)

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