1 Penny - Edward II class 13

Class 13 pennies occupy a narrow window of Edward II's reign when the crown was increasingly preoccupied with the baronial opposition that would culminate in the Ordinances of 1311 and the eventual execution of Piers Gaveston in 1312. Mint output during this period fluctuated sharply as bullion supplies tightened across English mints. North 1064 is distinguished from adjacent classes primarily by subtle differences in the lettering and crown form — the sort of detail that separates a competent collection from a serious one.