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1 Penny - Henry III Dublin mint
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1251-1254 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of King Henry III, depicted frontally with a sceptre held to the left. The crown features spurred band ends with a pelleted fleur ornament. The hair is rendered in two neat curls on each side with pellet details, and the beard is composed of pellets in the characteristic style of Class 2a Irish pennies. The entire royal effigy is enclosed within an incuse triangle, a distinctive feature of the Irish coinage of this period, with the Latin legend divided around the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henry III's Irish coinage was reformed in 1251 as part of a deliberate crown policy to bring Irish monetary practice into closer alignment with English standards, following decades of underweight and debased local issues. The Dublin mint was the principal — and for much of this period, effectively the only — operating Irish mint, though Waterford and other towns held intermittent rights.
The Spink references span two distinct subtypes distinguished primarily by the number of pellets in the reverse quarters, a small detail that reflects sequential die commissions rather than any change in monetary policy.