1 Penny - Henry III Short Cross type; class 7a
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Henry III (1216-1272)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1216-1247 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.43 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 322520 |
| References | Sp# 1356A Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Legend around crowned facing bust, holding sceptre.
Note: small compact face
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: hENRICVS REX
Lettering (regular font): HENRICVS REX
Translation: King Henry
Reverse
Legend around voided short cross, with four pellets in angles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: + ILGER ON LVND
Lettering (regular font): + ILGER ON LVND
Translation: Ilger of London
Mints
| Canterbury, England (757-1272,1457-1649) | |
| London, United Kingdom (650-1279) |
Comments
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Henry III (1216-72), Short Cross coinage (1216-47), Class 7a, struck c. 1218-20.
The Short Cross coinage continued during Henry's reign for a further 30 years during which time the style of portraiture and workmanship deteriorated. By the 1220s minting had concentrated at London and Canterbury, one exception being the mint of the Abbot of Bury St Edmunds.
The Short Cross coinage continued during Henry's reign for a further 30 years during which time the style of portraiture and workmanship deteriorated. By the 1220s minting had concentrated at London and Canterbury, one exception being the mint of the Abbot of Bury St Edmunds.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1216-1247) | Canterbury mint | 15% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1216-1247) | $ 63 | London mint | 80% | ||||||||||||
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