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1 Penny - Edward I Sterling type, class 10ab (primary phase)
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1301-1305 |
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| Weight | 1.36 g |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée divides the reverse field into four quadrants, its arms extending to the inner beaded circle and terminating with splayed, pattée-style ends characteristic of the Edwardian penny series. Each of the four quadrants contains a trefoil of pellets, a design feature diagnostic of the class 10 issue. The mint name is distributed in two letters per quadrant around the field, rendered in Latin uncial script. The coin's hammered flan produces a slightly irregular outline, with the legend and pellet groups showing the die-cutting style of the primary phase of class 10ab. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Class 10ab falls within the final reorganization of Edward I's coinage following the great recoinage of 1279, which had itself replaced the degraded short-cross and long-cross pennies that had plagued English commerce for decades. By the early 1300s, the penny had achieved remarkable standardization across mints at London, Canterbury, Durham, and York — though die-cutting quality varied enough between ecclesiastical and royal mints that attribution often hinges on subtle letterform differences rather than mint marks alone.
The North 1038/1039 split reflects documented variation in the crown detail, a distinction that emerged from ongoing die-cutter changes at this phase of production.