Code: 12646
This is a medieval silver farthing of King Edward III of England, struck at the London Mint between 1344 - 1351 AD.
Obverse: + EDWARDVS REX (King Edward) Crowned facing portrait of King Edward III, legend around.
Reverse: CIVI TAS LON DON (City of London) Long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in angles, mint name around.
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Edward III (1327-77), Third coinage (1344-51). Struck at the Tower Mint, London.
DENOMINATION: Farthing (1/4 of a Penny)
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: King Edward III
DATE: 1327 - 1377 AD (this class was minted between 1344 - 1351 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 12mm diameter
WEIGHT: 0.34 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 1562, North 1135
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection Thetford, United Kingdom
