1 Penny - Henry III Short Cross type, class 6x

Class 6x sits within the Long Cross transition period, but this is actually a Short Cross issue — the cross on the reverse still stops at the inner circle, a design that had persisted since Henry II's recoinage of 1180. That decision would later prove catastrophic: clippers could shear the coin's edge without disturbing the cross, giving no visual evidence of tampering. The Long Cross reform of 1247 was a direct response, extending the cross arms to the coin's rim precisely to make clipping detectable.

Henry III inherited the Short Cross coinage at nine years old. The class 6x designation reflects refinements made by moneyers working across multiple mints during a reign that lasted 56 years.