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-9214:  A++ Edward 1st VOIDED Long Cross Penny - Posthumous Henry III.  Phase IV coinage struck in Henry's name.  S.R.1378.  Struck between 1272 and 1279 so very much during the reign of Edward 1st.  It is strange that Edward 1st, who was well into his 30’s when he inherited the throne from Henry, 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.  I'm delighted to say that this coin is indeed one of those rare mints - Class 7, Phelip of  LONDON.  P[hE]LIP ON LUND.  Note the ligation of the N of ON and the L of London together with the N and the D of LUND with the N looking very much like a lombardic "n".  Interestingly, the first O of London is a definite U rather than the ubiquitous V.  Phase IV coinage is synonymous with crude dies (a strange thing considering the quality dies of Henry III and Edward 1st either side of this issue) although to be fair, die sinkers had upped their game somewhat  by class 7.  Indifferent strikes, almost as if this issue was rushed out, didn't help the quality of the issue.  This coin is a very solid VF with attractive dark toning and, as the ticket states, is especially pleasing.  The rarity of London as a mint cannot be understated - this is only the second London example I've had in many decades.  Further, this coin is vastly superior to that other coin I had - indeed, it's vastly superior to ANY London mint phase IV coin that I've seen!  Old tickets here.  An important coin and, very rarely these days, one that sets the pulse racing!  £785

Provenance:

ex T. Leitch, September 2009, sold to...

ex The Isladulcie Collection of Medieval Silver Coins, dispersed by...

ex Spink

 

 

 

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

 

Provincial Mints

 

WMH-7780:  Edward 1st Long Cross Hammered Silver PROVINCIAL Mint Medieval Penny.  Class 9b, CIVI TAS DVR EME – Durham mint.  S.R. 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.  S.R. 1428.  Very nice grade for this rarer provincial mint.  £175

 

WMH-7887:  Edward 1st Medieval Rarer Hammered Silver ROBERT de HADELIE Penny.  Class 4b, Bury St Edmonds mint, S.R. 1417.  This coin is remarkable as it has the name of the moneyer Robert de Hadelie (ROBE/RTDE/hADE/LEIE) solely on the reverse and not the usual mint location.  At the recoinage of 1279, a writ ordering dies to be prepared for John de Northwold, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, was issued on 8 November 1279 and Robert de Hadeleie was sworn in as the abbot's moneyer around Christmas of that year.  An interesting provenance, being ex C.Wood collection, ex Robin Eaglen collection and ex Michael Trenerry.  £165

 

WMH-8091:  Edward 1st Medieval Rarer Hammered Silver ROBERT de HADELIE Penny.  Class 4a2, Bury St Edmonds mint, S.R. 1417.  This coin is remarkable as it has the name of the moneyer Robert de Hadelie (ROBE/RTDE/hADE/LEIE) solely on the reverse and not the usual mint location.  At the recoinage of 1279, a writ ordering dies to be prepared for John de Northwold, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, was issued on 8 November 1279 and Robert de Hadeleie was sworn in as the abbot's moneyer around Christmas of that year.  An interesting provenance, being ex Haddiscoe Hoard, 2015.  About VF and remarkable thus as this issue nearly always turns up with problems.  £245

 

WMH-9201:  Extremely Rare Mint Edward 1st Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  Unusually, no star or pellet on breast - class 9b, circa 1299-1300.  VILL' KYN GES TON - the very rare Kingston upon Hull mint.  There were three reverse dies: VILL, VILL' and VIL' so this would be the second die, class 9b2.  The no star or pellet on breast obverse die is by far the rarest.  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 particularly good example with provenance back to 2016.  An extremely rare coin, more so with grade and rarer obverse die.  £445 RESERVED (M.He.16-9-25 LAY-AWAY)

 

 

 

Edward II (AD 1307-27) Read about Edward II

 

Pennies

 

 

 

Edward III (AD 1327-77) Read about Edward III.

 

Hammered Gold

 

WAu-7812:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Gold Full Noble.  Fourth coinage, post-treaty period of 1369-77, group III.  S.R. 1521, North 1281, Schneider 115.  Calais mint.  The town of Calais in what is now Northern France was under English rule from 1347 until 7 January 1558, being a bit of a vanity statement for the English monarchs in their claim on the French crown. It cost almost 1/5th of all the revenue collected in England to maintain Calais as an English possession.  The mint was opened in 1363 as a direct result of the treaty between France and England and meant the mintage of coinage for England could be outsourced to Calais to aid in the newly formed cross-channel trading routes.  The relationship between the two countries has perhaps always been a tad strained - the mint closed in 1440 after really only producing limited coinage under Edward III, a tiny amount of gold under Richard II and Henry IV, a miniscule quantity of farthings under Henry V and some of the earlier coinage of Henry VI.  Rusty obverse dies – perhaps a result of French sea air?!  Ex Malthouse collection; also accompanied by a much earlier, unidentified ticket.  £5,450

 

WAu-9021:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Gold Full Noble.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, 1351-61.  Series E with impaired letters on the dies so c.1354-55.  Initial mark Cross 2, E at centre of reverse, S.R. 1488, Schneider 23 (the obverse), North 1160.  Note the red deposits at 1 o'clock on the reverse.  This is usually the remains of inert red wax where the coin has been prepared to be copied into a very early iteration of the BMC.  With much patience, this coin should be able to be located with perhaps a more in-depth provenance.  See here for old tickets and here for weight.  About VF thus scarce.  £4,995

Provenance

Ex Spink (2010), sold to

Ex Estafefette collection

 

 

Hammered Silver

 

Groats

 

WMH-7529:  Edward III Hammered Silver Medieval Groat.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, class F, S.R. 1569.  London mint, initial mark Crown which dates this to 1356 only.  A really nice example of this key coin.  £325

 

WMH-7588:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Treaty period of 1361-69 with the French title omitted.  London mint, initial mark Cross-Potent.  S.R. 1616.  Very nice grade coin.  £345

 

WMH-7589:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Pre-treaty period of 1351-61 with the French title.  London mint, initial mark Cross 1, series B.  S.R. 1563.  Very nice grade coin and benefiting from being the very first Edward III groat issued after the less than successful Edward 1st issue a few decades earlier.  Ex Dr John Hulett collection (his ticket); purchased from someone from Grantham (typical doctor’s writing!) in November 1993 for £75.  A very nice coin.  £465

 

WMH-7766:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Pre-Treaty period of 1351-61.  London mint, initial mark Cross 2.  Class E with the all important nick in the reverse V extremely apparent; 1354-55.  S.R. 1567.  A lovely coin.  £395

 

WMH-8092:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Fourth coinage, pre Treaty period, class Gb, 1356-61.  Initial mark Cross 3.  London mint, single annulet in one reverse quarter with annulet stops throughout the obverse and reverse legends - S.R. 1570.  Ex Patrick Finn, January 1997.  Sold with a couple of old tickets.  A very nice coin.  £325

 

WMH-8148:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat with Impressive Provenance.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, 1351-61.  French titles, rarer York mint, a class E / D mule.  S.R. 1572/1.  Very rare in this grade for this mint and with such impressive provenance.  £495

Provenance:

ex Lawrence collection (1951)

ex Doubleday collection (1972)

ex Lord Stewartby (dispersed 2019)

purchased by Tim Owen (his ticket)

 

 

 

Halfgroats

 

WMH-8093:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Halfgroat.  Fourth coinage, pre Treaty period, class G, 1356-61.  Initial mark Cross 3.  London mint, single annulet below the bust with only two annulet stops on the obverse legends - S.R. 1579.  A very nice coin.  £225