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1 Penny - Edward I Sterling type, class 1d
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1279 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned effigy of Edward I rendered in bold, large-scale uncial lettering style characteristic of Class 1d, set within an inner beaded circle. The king's portrait is depicted frontally with a prominent crown, stylized facial features, and broad, simplified drapery at the shoulders. The legend, reading clockwise in uncial script, surrounds the portrait between the inner beaded circle and the outer toothed border. This class is distinguished by its notably large lettering and coarser, more boldly modelled face compared to later classes of the New Coinage series. |
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| Obverse lettering | + ЄDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB (Translation: Edward King of England Lord of Ireland) |
| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée extends to the full coin margin, dividing the reverse into four quarters. Each quarter contains a trefoil of three pellets arranged in a triangular grouping, a diagnostic feature of the Edward I New Coinage series. The mint name is inscribed in uncial Latin script around the field, divided by the arms of the cross into four syllabic segments, and contained between an inner beaded circle and the outer toothed border. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered sterling penny coinage introduced by the monetary reform of 1279. |
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