Edward I, II & III

(See also Irish and Scottish sections)

 

Edward I (1272-1307) (Read about Edward I)

 

 

Pennies

 

“Long Cross Coinage” in the name of hENRICVS:  1272 – 1278

 

WMH-7242:  Edward 1st Period Penny but Henry III Posthumous Issue, struck in Henry’s name.  Struck between 1272 and 1279 so very much during the reign of Edward 1st.  It is strange that Edward 1st, who was well into his 30’s when he inherited the throne, had to wait seven years to see his “New Coinage” enter circulation.  There were three posthumous issues, non of which were a patch on the 1279 New Coinage, and were further limited to three mints only, and realistically only the Bury St Edmond’s mint as London and Durham are rare.  This coin is Class 6, ION of Bury St Edmonds.  Crude dies.  Spink 1377.  Ex Colchester Hoard coin.  £135

 

 

“New Coinage” in king’s own name:  1279 - 1307

 

London & Canterbury Mints

 

 

WMH-7268:  Edward 1st Medieval Hammered Silver HOARD Penny.  New coinage, class 3g, London mint, Spink 1393.  Part of The Bercar (Scottish) Hoard of 2014 saw x362 silver pennies unearthed by a group of metal detectorists.  The latest coin in the hoard was a class 15d, struck around 1327/8.  Sold with an A4 information sheet.  This coin is one of the very best of the x20 or so I managed to acquire.  £175

 

 

 

Other Mints

 

WMH-7780:  Edward 1st Long Cross Hammered Silver PROVINCIAL Mint Medieval Penny.  Class 9b, CIVI TAS DVR EME – Durham mint.  Spink 1420.  The coin looks better in the hand.  £65

 

WMH-7749:  Edward 1st Medieval Hammered Silver Long Cross Penny.  Class 9b, rare Newcastle mint – VIL NOV CAS TRI.  Spink 1428.  Very nice grade for this rarer provincial mint.  £175

 

WMH-7887:  Edward 1st Medieval Rarer Hammered Silver ROBERT de HADELIE Penny.  Class 4b, Bury St Edmonds mint, Spink 1417.  This coin is remarkable as it has the name of the moneyer Robert de Hadelie (ROBE/RTDE/hADE/LEIE) solely on the reverse and not the usual mint location.  At the recoinage of 1279, a writ ordering dies to be prepared for John de Northwold, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, was issued on 8 November 1279 and Robert de Hadeleie was sworn in as the abbot's moneyer around Christmas of that year.  An interesting provenance, being ex C.Wood collection, ex Robin Eaglen collection and ex Michael Trenerry.  £165

 

WMH-8091:  Edward 1st Medieval Rarer Hammered Silver ROBERT de HADELIE Penny.  Class 4a2, Bury St Edmonds mint, Spink 1417.  This coin is remarkable as it has the name of the moneyer Robert de Hadelie (ROBE/RTDE/hADE/LEIE) solely on the reverse and not the usual mint location.  At the recoinage of 1279, a writ ordering dies to be prepared for John de Northwold, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, was issued on 8 November 1279 and Robert de Hadeleie was sworn in as the abbot's moneyer around Christmas of that year.  An interesting provenance, being ex Haddiscoe Hoard, 2015.  About VF and remarkable thus as this issue nearly always turns up with problems.  £245

 

 

 

Farthings

 

WMH-5916:  Edward 1st Hammered Silver Round Farthing.  London (LONDONIENSIS) mint.  Class 3de.  S.1445A.  A choice example.  £125

 

 

 

Edward II (AD 1307-27) Read about Edward II

 

Pennies

 

WMH-7150:  Edward II Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  Class 11a (circa 1310-14), London mint.  Spink 1455.  Part of the famous Scottish Berscar Hoard of 2014.  Excellent provenance.  £95

 

 

 

Edward III (AD 1327-77) Read about Edward III.

 

Hammered Gold

 

WAu-7812:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Gold Full Noble.  Fourth coinage, post-treaty period of 1369-77, group III.  Spink 1521, North 1281, Schneider 115.  Calais mint.  The town of Calais in what is now Northern France was under English rule from 1347 until 7 January 1558, being a bit of a vanity statement for the English monarchs in their claim on the French crown. It cost almost 1/5th of all the revenue collected in England to maintain Calais as an English possession.  The mint was opened in 1363 as a direct result of the treaty between France and England and meant the mintage of coinage for England could be outsourced to Calais to aid in the newly formed cross-channel trading routes.  The relationship between the two countries has perhaps always been a tad strained - the mint closed in 1440 after really only producing limited coinage under Edward III, a tiny amount of gold under Richard II and Henry IV, a miniscule quantity of farthings under Henry V and some of the earlier coinage of Henry VI.  Rusty obverse dies – perhaps a result of French sea air?!  Ex Malthouse collection; also accompanied by a much earlier, unidentified ticket.  £5,450

 

WAu-9021:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Gold Full Noble.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, 1351-61.  Series E with impaired letters on the dies so c.1354-55.  Initial mark Cross 2, E at centre of reverse, Spink 1488, Schneider 23 (the obverse), North 1160.  Note the red deposits at 1 o'clock on the reverse.  This is usually the remains of inert red wax where the coin has been prepared to be copied into a very early iteration of the BMC.  With much patience, this coin should be able to be located with perhaps a more in-depth provenance.  See here for old tickets and here for weight.  About VF thus scarce.  £4,995

Provenance

Ex Spink (2010), sold to

Ex Estafefette collection

 

 

Hammered Silver

 

Groats

 

WMH-7529:  Edward III Hammered Silver Medieval Groat.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, class F, Spink 1569.  London mint, initial mark Crown which dates this to 1356 only.  A really nice example of this key coin.  £325

 

WMH-7588:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Treaty period of 1361-69 with the French title omitted.  London mint, initial mark Cross-Potent.  Spink 1616.  Very nice grade coin.  £345

 

WMH-7589:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Pre-treaty period of 1351-61 with the French title.  London mint, initial mark Cross 1, series B.  Spink 1563.  Very nice grade coin and benefiting from being the very first Edward III groat issued after the less than successful Edward 1st issue a few decades earlier.  Ex Dr John Hulett collection (his ticket); purchased from someone from Grantham (typical doctor’s writing!) in November 1993 for £75.  A very nice coin.  £465

 

WMH-7766:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Pre-Treaty period of 1351-61.  London mint, initial mark Cross 2.  Class E with the all important nick in the reverse V extremely apparent; 1354-55.  Spink 1567.  A lovely coin.  £395

 

WMH-7873:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat - a Rare Error.  Pre-Treaty, series C, 1351-52, London mint although this coin has the very rare CIVI TAS DON DON reverse mint reading.  Spink 1565 var.  Ivan Buck in his seminal work on English hammered groats doesn't mention this and I don't ever recall seeing one before, either.  A great rarity.  £295

 

WMH-8092:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat.  Fourth coinage, pre Treaty period, class Gb, 1356-61.  Initial mark Cross 3.  London mint, single annulet in one reverse quarter with annulet stops throughout the obverse and reverse legends - Spink 1570.  Ex Patrick Finn, January 1997.  Sold with a couple of old tickets.  A very nice coin.  £325

 

WMH-8148:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Groat with Impressive Provenance.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, 1351-61.  French titles, rarer York mint, a class E / D mule.  Spink 1572/1.  Very rare in this grade for this mint and with such impressive provenance.  £495

Provenance:

ex Lawrence collection (1951)

ex Doubleday collection (1972)

ex Lord Stewartby (dispersed 2019)

purchased by Tim Owen (his ticket)

 

 

 

Halfgroats

 

WMH-6597:  Edward III Hammered Silver Halfgroat.  London mint, pre Treaty, 1351-61.  Spink 1574.  Sold with an old detailed sales ticket.  £89

 

WMH-7128:  Edward III Hammered Silver Halfgroat.  Fourth coinage, pre-trearty period, 1351-61.  French titles in legend.  London, type D, 1352-3 only.  Spink 1575.  Toned.  £99

 

WMH-8093:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Halfgroat.  Fourth coinage, pre Treaty period, class G, 1356-61.  Initial mark Cross 3.  London mint, single annulet below the bust with only two annulet stops on the obverse legends - Spink 1579.  A very nice coin.  £225

 

 

 

Pennies

 

WMH-8080:  Edward III Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period of 1351-61 with French titles, series F, London mint.  Initial mark Crown (I have never seen such a clear crown initial mark on one of these pennies before), dating it accurately to 1356.  An outstanding coin.  £275