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1 Penny - Richard III Durham mint, Bp. Sherwood
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1483-1485 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Mint | Durham Mint |
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Richard III's Durham pennies were struck under the authority of John Sherwood, Bishop of Durham from 1484, whose mint right was a medieval episcopal privilege separate from the royal mints at London and York. Durham's ecclesiastical mint had operated intermittently for centuries under successive prince-bishops, and Richard's brief reign produced a correspondingly small output. Sherwood was a papal diplomat before his appointment — his elevation came partly as reward for service in Rome — and his tenure at Durham lasted well beyond Richard's fall at Bosworth in August 1485.
The Sp#2169 attribution distinguishes this piece from superficially similar issues by the presence of the bishop's mark rather than the king's.