½ Penny - Edward I (London; class 4e)
Obverse
Legend around crowned facing portrait within inner beaded circle. Note: single-piece collar with (usually) three pellets on breast
Lettering: + ЄDW R' ΛNGL' DNS hYB
Reverse
Long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in angles, mint name around.
Lettering: CIVI TAS •LON DON
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Edward I (Wikidata)
Technique
Hammered
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes
Face Value
½ Penny (Numeric: 0.0020833333333333) (Fraction: 1/480)
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
0.7 g
Size
13.5 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
+ ЄDW R' ΛNGL' DNS hYB
Reverse Lettering
CIVI TAS •LON DON
Comments
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Edward I (1272-1307), Sterling coinage (1279-1307), Class 4e halfpenny.
Struck at the Tower mint, London, c.1282-89.
