looks like one to me, maybe something medieval european ... but then again i am no expert in ancients, or moderns for that matter
looking on google for "coin cross 3 dots" might have yielded an answer ... it is either an English penny, from Edward I's reign, 1272-1306; or it's a silver halfpenny from Henry VI's first reign, 1422-1461 ... those are my guesses
if you rotate it 90 degrees CCW, with the clipped part facing down, the obverse (front) looks like the one for a silver halfpenny I described above ... here is a link to the UK finds page showing this coin: http://tinyurl.com/8r2s48c
compare to this site http://www.timelineauctions.com/lot/edward-i-long-cross-penny-canterbury/876/ Edward I, My 24th great grandfather Richard
that's more like it, i knew something was kinda off about the one I found on the UK finds site ... like I said I'm no expert, but I can type keywords into google quite well...:yes:
Thanks for your help Thank you everyone for the quick response. Found near Barton Turf, Norfolk, a very rural place even in the 21st century, makes me wonder what was happening here in my garden in the early 14th century. Made my weekend.
That's a very interesting find Penny. I would want to imagine what was going on during the 14th century on your land as well that you found an Edward I in your garden too. Ziggy, nice link with great info about the OP's coin.
I am putting a large greenhouse in the garden in preparation I was sieving the soil to make raised beds inside. My wife spotted it, never thought it could be so old, how did it get there I wonder and how much was it worth then in today's value.
No that is how much it is worth today as a collectible. What it was worth then was probably a day of twos pay for an average person so I would equate it to $150 to $200. Whoever lost it took a sizable hit in the pocketbook.
