1 Penny - Henry III Long Cross type; class 5b 1253

Weight

1.4 g

Diameter

18 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Legend around crowned facing portrait, with sceptre in right hand. Note: varieties exist (see below)

Back design

Legend around long voided cross with trefoil of pellets in angles. Note: varieties exist (see below)

Year of Minting

1253

King

Henry III ( 1216-1272 )

Mint location

Bury St Edmunds , England (1042-1166,1205-1377); Canterbury , England (757-1272,1457-1649); Durham , England (1154-1547); London , United Kingdom (650-1279)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: hЄNRICVS RЄX | III Reverse: NIC | OLЄ | ON C | ANT

Context

Long cross coinage (1247-79), Phase III (Post-provincial), Class 5b. Weight/diameter range: 1.3-1.5g, 17-19mm. Varieties exist: Sp#1368 Class 5b1 Large oval bust, sometimes narrower with more pointed chin, half fleur crown ends; Sp#1368A Class 5b2 As above but crown with end pellets. For more details visit Rod Blunt's website here . By the middle of Henry's reign, the Short Cross coinage in circulation was in a poor state and, in 1247, a new coinage was ordered with the cross on the reverse extended to the edge of the coin in an attempt to prevent clipping. The earliest coins (1a) showed the names of neither the mint nor the moneyer. Class 1b includes the name of the mint and from Class 2 onwards all coins show the name of both the mint and the moneyer.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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