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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HammeredCoin, post: 2227415, member: 75598&quot;]And to decipher the Latin on the obverse legend of the early Edwardian pennies, it reads as follows (you can see also from a few of my posted pictures of the reverse):</p><p><br /></p><p>EDW/R/ANGL/DNS/hYB</p><p><br /></p><p>There are several variations that appear in both number and styling of letters (i.e. Lombardic vs. Roman) but all generally get you to the above obverse legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDW = Edward</p><p>R =&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rex (King of)</p><p>ANGL =Anglie (England)</p><p>DNS&nbsp; = Dominvs (Lord of)</p><p>hYB&nbsp;&nbsp; = Hybernie (Ireland)</p><p><br /></p><p>Or....Edward King of England Lord of Ireland.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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