Citizen H Posted May 1 Posted May 1 Hammered coin Edward? Ive been looking up on these for awhile but Ive still lots to learn, Elizabeth six pence are easier to read, these early Pennies are a challenge,...... its the first one I've found (amongst my lot) that has the cross mark through from the other side the head is probably the least worn that I have found so far, still unable to translate the lettering. ok..so far I wrote off Richard II and Edward I... leaning towards 3rd Coinage Edward III 1327-1377 ?!?!?!?!??! 🤷♂️🤔 Many Many thanks "H" Quote
Coys55 Posted May 1 Posted May 1 (edited) The obverse legend reads EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB I can't see any contraction (abbreviation) marks (commonly apostrophes) after any of the parts of the legend, although they could still be there unseen by me. The reverse legend reads CIVI TAS LON DON - So the mint is London That obverse legend is common to classes 6b, 8a, 10ab-11, 12a and 13 with 10ab-11 being the most common. So Edward I or Edward II (from class 11). Definitely not Edward III class 15d because the obverse legend doesn't fit. The left fleur on the crown looks broken to me, so that would probably mean class 11a. which would make it Edward II. That's my attempt with close reference to my Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II Edit: I should add that it is not really my main area of expertise, but I do have a fair number of these pennies (more than 30) and a good book on the subject. Edited May 1 by Coys55 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted May 1 Author Posted May 1 14 minutes ago, Coys55 said: The obverse legend reads EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB I can't see any contraction (abbreviation) marks (commonly apostrophes) after any of the parts of the legend, although they could still be there unseen by me. The reverse legend reads CIVI TAS LON DON - So the mint is London That obverse legend is common to classes 6b, 8a, 10ab-11, 12a and 13 with 10ab-11 being the most common. So Edward I or Edward II (from class 11). Definitely not Edward III class 15d because the obverse legend doesn't fit. The left fleur on the crown looks broken to me, so that would probably mean class 11a. which would make it Edward II. That's my attempt with close reference to my Galata Guide to the Pennies of Edward I and II Amazing, I really tried with the letter but they just blurred as time past last night, Edward and London I can now see now...... sort of, it also helps as 11a would be 1310-1314, Its important that I keep all these details as I can see in the coming years the information will be forgotten, by the end of year I will show all in date order and Identified.. many many thanks for the input, 👍 Quote
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