English Medieval Hammered Penny - Dating Help?

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something321 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:00 pm I have a cut Medieval Silver Penny and I was wondering if anyone could help establish a ruler or date for it. I know it is a "long Cross" variety, meaning sometime after 1250. I was thinking Edward I but I'm not sure. Edited by something321 02/04/2013 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 8:58 pm An Edward, probably Edward I, as his name is abbreviated EDW R[EX]' ANGL (you have from the W on), but Edward II, or maybe even III also possible. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 8:59 pm Nice picturetaking, by the way! And welcome! Report this Post to the Staff
something321 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 11:50 pm Thanks, is there any way to tell which of the Edwards it is? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 08:16 am Not the easiest job for any Edward penny, but here's a website to that very purpose: http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/edward...ies%20P1.htm Let us know what you come up with! Edited by philadelphian 02/05/2013 08:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
something321 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 10:48 pm Pretty certain it's Edward I; neither of the others seem to have used this inscription. Possibly Type 2 (1280) based on the abbreviation marks, but that's mostly a guess Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 11:09 pm No, I think you're right! The wedge-shaped contraction marks are pretty suggestive. And the N's aren't reverse-barred, so that would make it 2a. No crown to rule out some later type with wedge-shaped marks, or a type 1d, but the drapery looks pretty close. Edited by philadelphian 02/05/2013 11:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
something321 New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/07/2013 5:59 pm I had bought this in a lot of broken pieces, and one of the other pieces is actually part of this one, revealing an L, maybe O for the mint. is this enough to establish that it was minted in London? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/07/2013 10:00 pm The L would be followed by an I for the Lincoln mint; this is London, all right. I think anyone would have assumed this coin was cleaved into a halfpenny 700+ years ago. Goes to show how these long cross coins were physically designed to break along these axes for that purpose, even to the point of happening accidentally centuries later. Report this Post to the Staff
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