1 Penny - Henry III Long Cross type, class 3a2

€1.00
IssuerEngland
Year1248-1249
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.41 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sp#1362A, North#986
Obverse descriptionLegend around crowned facing portrait without sceptre.  Note: bust altered, eyes are round comprising pellets in crescents
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringhЄNRICVS RЄX:III
(Translation: King Henry the Third)
Reverse descriptionLong voided cross with three pellets in each quarter, moneyer and mint name around.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringGIL BЄR TON CAN
(Translation: Gilbert of Canterbury)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1248-1249)  - Bury St Edmunds mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Canterbury mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Exeter mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Gloucester mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Ilchester mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Lincoln mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - London mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Northampton mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Norwich mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Oxford mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - Winchester mint -
ND (1248-1249)  - York mint -
Catalog ID9631783720
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