½ Penny - Henry III Long Cross type; class 3b
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Henry III (1216-1272)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1249 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.75 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Half circle |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Number | N# 578654 |
Obverse
Crowned bust facing, legend around.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: hENRICVS REX | III
Lettering (regular font): HENRICVS REX | III
Translation: King Henry the Third
Reverse
Legend around voided long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ION ONN EWE CAS
Lettering (regular font): ION ONN EWE CAS
Translation: Ion of Newcastle
Mints
| Bristol, United Kingdom (1066-1702) | |
| Bury St Edmunds, England (1042-1166,1205-1377) | |
| Canterbury, England (757-1272,1457-1649) | |
| Carlisle, England (1100-1272) | |
| Exeter, United Kingdom (871-1099,1625-1702) | |
| Gloucester, United Kingdom (871-1272) | |
| Hereford, United Kingdom (924-1272) | |
| Ilchester, United Kingdom (959-1272) | |
| Lincoln, United Kingdom (890-1279) | |
| London, United Kingdom (650-1279) | |
| Newcastle, modern-day Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (1272-1327) | |
| Northampton, United Kingdom (955-1272) | |
| Norwich, United Kingdom (924-1265, 1696-1697) | |
| Oxford, England (871-1272, 1625-1649) | |
| Shrewsbury, England (924-1272, 1625-1649) | |
| Wallingford, United Kingdom (924-1272) | |
| Wilton, United Kingdom (959-1250) | |
| Winchester, England (871-1272) | |
| York, England (1066-1702) |
Comments
Long cross coinage (1247-79), Phase II (Provincial), Class 3b.
Mintmark 3: thicker 6-pointed star, struck at London and provincial mints, c.1249. 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.
For further detail, please read this article published in the British Numismatic Journal
The Long Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I by L. A. Lawrence, F.S.A.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Bristol mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Bury St Edmunds mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Canterbury mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Carlisle mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Exeter mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Gloucester mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Hereford mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Ilchester mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Lincoln mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | London mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Newcastle mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Northampton mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Norwich mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Oxford mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Shrewsbury mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Wallingford mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Wilton mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | Winchester mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1249) | York mint | ||||||||||||||
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