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1 Penny - Edward III 3rd coinage, Canterbury mint, class 2
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1344-1351 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée extends to the full edge of the coin, dividing the reverse field into four quarters. Each quarter contains a trefoil of pellets, a diagnostic feature of the class 2 coinage. An inner beaded circle intersects the arms of the cross, and the mint name legend in Lombardic lettering is divided into four segments by the cross arms, reading around the coin between the inner circle and the outer edge. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Edward III's third coinage ran directly through the Black Death years, with bubonic plague reaching England in 1348 and killing perhaps a third of the population before 1351. Mint output at Canterbury collapsed during this period — surviving records show severe disruption to staff and operations — which makes issues from these precise years considerably scarcer than the dates alone suggest.
Class 2 within the third coinage is distinguished by specific lettering and crown characteristics that place it early in the sequence, before the plague's full demographic impact hit production capacity.