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<p>[QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 1269221, member: 27100"]As it is from one of the Edwards, it's either C13th or C14th:</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward I ... 1272 - 1307</p><p>Edward II ... 1307 - 1327</p><p>Edward III ... 1327 - 1377</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It looks similar to this (but minted in Canterbury, not London):</p><p><a href="http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/coins/S1390.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/coins/S1390.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/coins/S1390.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>S1390</b> Penny (1279-1307)</p><p>[TABLE="width: 100%"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<b>O</b></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Crowned bust of Edward I facing within circle of pellets, type 3d, normal crown, drapery in two pieces, broad face</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]EDW R ANGL DNS HYB</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<b>R</b></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]Long cross dividing legend into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of inner circle</p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]CIVITAS LONDON</p><p><br /></p><p>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not an expert in hammered, though, so I'd leave that to such experts. You can definitely see "EDW" on the obverse and "CIVITAS CANTOR" (Canterbury) on the reverse. (Similar, more worn, coin with "CANTOR": <a href="http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinsales/coins/mchc/mchc-S1419.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinsales/coins/mchc/mchc-S1419.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinsales/coins/mchc/mchc-S1419.html</a>)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 1269221, member: 27100"]As it is from one of the Edwards, it's either C13th or C14th: Edward I ... 1272 - 1307 Edward II ... 1307 - 1327 Edward III ... 1327 - 1377 It looks similar to this (but minted in Canterbury, not London): [URL]http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinpapers/england/coins/S1390.html[/URL] [B]S1390[/B] Penny (1279-1307) [TABLE="width: 100%"] [TR] [TD][B]O[/B] [/TD] [TD]Crowned bust of Edward I facing within circle of pellets, type 3d, normal crown, drapery in two pieces, broad face [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EDW R ANGL DNS HYB [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][B]R[/B] [/TD] [TD]Long cross dividing legend into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of inner circle [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]CIVITAS LONDON [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I'm not an expert in hammered, though, so I'd leave that to such experts. You can definitely see "EDW" on the obverse and "CIVITAS CANTOR" (Canterbury) on the reverse. (Similar, more worn, coin with "CANTOR": [URL]http://www.treasurerealm.com/coinsales/coins/mchc/mchc-S1419.html[/URL])[/QUOTE]
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