1 Penny - Henry III Long Cross type, class 5i (Posthumous)

€323,558.00
IssuerEngland
Year1272
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.15 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sp#1376, North#999
Obverse descriptionLegend around crowned facing portrait, holding lis-tipped sceptre.  Note: even more degraded than 5h, most coins have ENR ligated and the line of pellets below the crown band is either missing or in a format other than a simple line of three, possibly posthumous
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringҺЄNRICVS RЄX III’
(Translation: King Henry the Third)
Reverse descriptionLegend around voided long cross, with central pellet, triple pellets in quarters.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringIOh SON SЄN TЄD
(Translation: Ion/Iohs of Bury St Edmunds)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1272)  - Bury St Edmunds mint -
ND (1272)  - London mint -
Catalog ID6764767280
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