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1/2 Penny - Edward I Second coinage, Class III, Cork
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1297-1302 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#6266 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A long cross pattée extends to the coin's edge, dividing the reverse field into four quadrants, each containing three large pellets arranged in a triangular grouping. The surrounding legend, split across the four quadrants by the arms of the cross, identifies the issuing city. The bold, evenly spaced pellets and the broad arms of the cross pattée are hallmarks of the Class III Second coinage type struck at Cork. The strike, while irregular in outline, displays the characteristic workmanship of medieval Irish hammered silver coinage. |
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Edward I's Irish coinage was struck at mints in Dublin, Waterford, and Cork, with Cork producing noticeably smaller volumes than its counterparts. Class III, distinguished from earlier classes by subtle changes to the lettering and crown style, falls within the administrative reforms Edward imposed on Irish monetary production following the 1279–1281 recoinage in England. Cork halfpence from this class are among the scarcer mint-and-denomination combinations in the series — the halfpenny saw less systematic production than the penny, and Cork's output was limited throughout.