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Penny - Edward Small Cross type, facing bust
| Issuer | Kingdom of England |
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| Year | 1062-1065 |
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| Value | 1 Penny |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A small equal-armed voided cross at the center of a raised inner circle, executed in a bold, simple hammered style characteristic of the Small Cross type. The annular raised border separates the central cross device from the outer legend, which runs clockwise between the inner circle and the outer beaded border. The legend names the moneyer and mint responsible for striking this issue. |
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The Small Cross type was introduced as part of the periodic recoinage system enforced under late Anglo-Saxon kingship, whereby all coin dies were recalled and recut every few years — a mechanism that generated revenue for the crown through reminting fees and kept the currency relatively uniform across a decentralized network of provincial mints. By Edward the Confessor's reign, over sixty mints were operating simultaneously across England, each producing coins from centrally-supplied dies.
This type was current in the years immediately preceding the succession crisis of 1066.