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1 Farthing - Edward I Class 4de
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1282-1289 |
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| Value | 1 Farthing (1⁄960) |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned effigy of the king rendered in a schematic medieval style, with the crown depicted in profile and the face shown frontally with rudimentary facial features. The bust is unadorned and fills the central field without an inner circle, a diagnostic characteristic of Class 4de distinguishing it from the earlier 3de type. A beaded border frames the design at the coin's periphery. The circumferential legend in uncial Latin runs around the effigy and reads the king's royal title. |
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| Obverse lettering | + ЄR AN GLIЄ (Translation: Edward King of England) |
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Class 4de farthings occupy an awkward position in Edward I's currency reform program — the farthing denomination was never struck in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand, and unofficial cut halfpennies remained in wide circulation throughout his reign despite being technically illegal. The 4de classification places this piece within the refined spink subgroupings developed to distinguish subtle lettering and bust variations that emerged as the Canterbury and London mints adjusted working dies through the mid-1280s.
North 1054/1 is among the scarcer references in the class, reflecting low surviving populations rather than necessarily low original output.