Code: 13191
This is a medieval silver penny of King Edward of England, struck at the Bristol Mint between 1280 and 1281 AD under the authority of Peter de la Mare, who was also the Constable of the Castle and Keeper of the Mint. The castle facility housed 12 active coin furnaces that operated intensively for less than two years before shutting down in the autumn of 1281, producing roughly £40,000 worth of silver coins.
Obverse: + EDW R ANGL DNS HyB (Edward King of England Lord of Ireland) Legend around crowned facing portrait within inner beaded circle.
Reverse: VILLA BRISTOLLIE (Town of Bristol) Long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in angles, mint name around.
DENOMINATION: Penny
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: King Edward Ist
DATE: 1272 - 1307 AD (this class was minted between 1280 - 1281 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 18mm diameter
WEIGHT: 1.44 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 1393, North 1022
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Nottingham, United Kingdom, originally a metal detector find.
