Medieval England King Edward Silver Penny class 6b Bury St. Edmunds

Medieval England King Edward Silver Penny class 6b Bury St. Edmunds

Code: 12520

£75.00 Approx $93.75, €87.62
 

This is a medieval silver penny of King Edward Ist of England, struck at the Bury St. Edmunds Mint between 1292 - 1296 AD.

Obverse: + ЄDW' R’ ANGL’ DNS hyB (Edward King of England Lord of Ireland) Legend around crowned facing portrait within inner beaded circle.

Reverse:  VILL' SCIE DMV NDI (Town of St. Edmondsbury) Long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in angles, mint name around.

DENOMINATION: Penny

CULTUREMedieval England

MONARCH: King Edward I

DATE: 1272 - 1307 AD (this class was minted between 1292 - 1296 AD)

MATERIALSilver

SIZE: 18.4mm diameter

WEIGHT: 1.32 grams

ATTRIBUTION: Spink 1418,  North 1031

PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Nene Valley in North Northamptonshire