Well I bought me another one, now I own two English hammered coins. I have a lot to learn on these coins for sure. I will be getting me a book on them soon.
More than likely Edward II. Longshanks didn't have a bifoliate crown pence until class 10, but I can't find a colon stop mentioned with class 10. The obverse legend "+EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB" was very common with Edward II.
That's in good condition too, nice. I've been browsing English hammered pennies for a while no but still not pulled the trigger.
Congrats on your second English hammered penny @bcuda you picked a really nice one. Terminal stops of pellets in the obverse legend were used in classes 10ab, 10cf and 11. From the photo it is difficult to tell if there are 2 or 3 pellets after hYB. It can be very hard to determine which class these pennies fall into. I personally don't worry too much, and am happy to leave coins as Edward I/II. The best resource in terms of price and ease of use is the book below. I would highly recommend it.
Nice, @bcuda ... England Edward I 1272-1307 AR Penny 19mm 1.3g Class 10c 1302-1310 Canterbury facing star - Voided long cross 3 pellets quarters North 1040 ex @Mat
Thank you for the reply and information @TheRed ! I looked at the coin and it has 3 pellets after the hYB if that helps identify this coin any better.
Thank you Rasiel! I don't know much at all on these coins but I did look at quite a few before I picked this one.
I am having a heck of a time trying to attribute this coin I posted above. Can anyone please help me out ? It weighs 1.41 grams. I did some research but it is just to confusing for me.
Nice coin! Getting a book certainly is the best idea, but until it arrives, you might find this website on Edwardian pennies useful. Here is my Edward II example: Kingdom of England, Edward II, AR penny, 1305–1310 AD (class 10cf(3?)), London mint. Obv: +EDWA R ANGL DNS hYB, crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches, fleurs on cusps. Rev: CIVI-TAS LON-DON; long cross, three pellets in each angle. 18mm, 1.40g. Ref: Spink 1410–1414.
I have looked at all of the types listed on that link @Orielensis and the closest one I found is the. Type 10cf5 (1309 - 1310) - Spink 1414, North 1043/1 But it does not have the three dots that are between the letter B and the cross symbol on the obverse legend at the top. I have outlined it in red on the pic below.
...Except, Woops, Not voided. That's what you get with the later issue of Henry III, evoking the one of AEthelred II. (Deliberately? I think so --Henry III, Francophile Angevin that he was, was the guy who named his eldest son Edward, after the Confessor.)
10cf5 with the damaged central fleur. The coin illustrated in Withers has a couple of pellets at the end of the legend. I wouldn't worry whether it's two or three.
