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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3695068, member: 14873&quot;]I have been hacking away at attributing my Edward I coin using my (used - no pages missing) copy of the Galata Guide and the links that [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] provided and it has made for an interesting couple of days. So far here is what I have determined:</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend reads: EDW R ANGL DNS HYB</p><p>(Edward King of England Lord of Ireland)</p><p>The obverse depicts a stylized portrait of Edward wearing a crown - full facing</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse legend reads: CIVI TAS LON DON</p><p>(Minted in London)</p><p>The reverse depicts a “long cross” with three pellets in the intersections</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven’t begun to try to identify and interpret the crown ornaments, fleurs, bands etc. or the drapery, letterforms, neck marks, punctuation marks, apostrophe shapes, wedges ……… ad infinitum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think (or hope) what I have done so far is valid. If that is the case then my coin was minted and probably circulated circa. 1275? (I am enquiring of the CT community here).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]990287[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not trying to be overly fastidious&nbsp; - I just have that inherent pride (that all dedicated CT’ers have) in being able to correctly identify all of my coins properly and ascribe to them the correct historical association. I have a long way to go in achieving those goals with this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>One consolation I have is that even the redoubtable Doug Smith appears to be having some difficulty precisely attributing these pennies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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