Edward I, II & III

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Edward I (1272-1307) (Read about Edward I)

Pennies

“Long Cross Coinage” in the name of hENRICVS: 1272 – 1278

WMH-7242: Edward 1^st Period Penny but Henry III Posthumous Issue, struck in Henry’s name. Struck between 1272 and 1279 so very much during the reign of Edward 1^st. It is strange that Edward 1^st, who was well into his 30’s when he inherited the throne, had to wait seven years to see his “New Coinage” enter circulation. There were three posthumous issues, non of which were a patch on the 1279 New Coinage, and were further limited to three mints only, and realistically only the Bury St Edmond’s mint as London and Durham are rare. This coin is Class 6, ION of Bury St Edmonds. Crude dies. Spink 1377. Ex Colchester Hoard coin. £135

WMH-8027: A+ Edward 1^st Period Penny but Henry III Posthumous Issue, struck in Henry’s name. Struck between 1272 and 1279 so very much during the reign of Edward 1^st. It is strange that Edward 1^st, who was well into his 30’s when he inherited the throne, had to wait seven years to see his “New Coinage” enter circulation. There were three posthumous issues, non of which were a patch on the 1279 New Coinage, and were further limited to three mints only, and realistically only the Bury St Edmond’s mint as London and Durham are rare. This coin is Class 6, IOh of Bury St Edmonds. Crude dies although less so on this coin, it being one of the best I've seen. Spink 1377. According to the accompanying ticket, Churchill & Thomas stated than no Cl.6 coins were recorded in the famous 1908 Brussells' coin hoard, a fact which I think is almost certainly incorrect. An outstanding example of this unusual and rare Edward penny. £275

“New Coinage” in king’s own name: 1279 - 1307

London & Canterbury Mints

WMH-7268: Edward 1^st Medieval Hammered Silver HOARD Penny. New coinage, class 3g, London mint, Spink 1393. Part of The Bercar (Scottish) Hoard of 2014 saw x362 silver pennies unearthed by a group of metal detectorists. The latest coin in the hoard was a class 15d, struck around 1327/8. Sold with an A4 information sheet. This coin is one of the very best of the x20 or so I managed to acquire. £175

Other Mints

WMH-7780: Edward 1st Long Cross Hammered Silver PROVINCIAL Mint Medieval Penny. Class 9b, CIVI TAS DVR EME – Durham mint. Spink 1420. The coin looks better in the hand. £65

WMH-7749: Edward 1st Medieval Hammered Silver Long Cross Penny. Class 9b, rare Newcastle mint – VIL NOV CAS TRI. Spink 1428. Very nice grade for this rarer provincial mint. £175

WMH-7844: Edward 1st Hammered Silver Rare Mint Medieval Penny. Star on breast - class 9b, circa 1302-10. CIVI TAS EXO NIE - the very rare Exeter mint. Chester, Kingston-upon-Hull and Exeter are the rarest of all the Edward 1st provincial mints (Kingston-upon-Hull and Exeter also being the only Edward 1st pennies issued over a single class). Out of the 12,236 pennies found in the Aberdeen Hoard of 1886, over 12,000 were English with only 2 being from the Chester mint (both class IIIg), a single coin from Kingston (IXb) and only two from Exeter (IXb). To give some context, Bristol is far from common and yet there were x52 Bristol mint coins in that hoard; London was well over 5,000 coins. The few coins you do see from these three rare mints are nearly always worn. This is a very good example. £275 RESERVED (J.K.21-8-23 Lay-Away)