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Auction: 26022 - The Hambleden Hoard: The Most Important Trove of Black Death Coins Ever Found
Lot: 1242

Edward I (1272–1307), 'Longcross' Pennies, June 1280–December 1281, Class 3g3, Tower (London) (7), + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, wedge-tailed R, normal-barred Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'smiling' bust facing, with early crown, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.355g [20.91grns], 11h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [L4.E7.1]; North 1022; Spink 1393); another, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, wedge-tailed R, normal-barred Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'classic' bust facing, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.324g [20.43grns], 9h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B3]; North 1022; Spink 1393); another, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, wedge-tailed R, normal-barred thick Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'smiling' bust facing, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred thick Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.274g [19.66grns], 11h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B3]; North 1022; Spink 1393); another, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, wedge-tailed R, normal-barred Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'classic' bust facing, with 'asymmetric eyes' of Class 4a, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.175g [18.13grns], 4h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B4]; North 1022; Spink 1393); another, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, normal-barred Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'smiling' bust facing, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.272g [19.63grns], 1h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B4]; North 1022; Spink 1393); another, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, normal-barred Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'smiling' bust facing, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.176g [18.15grns], 5h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B2]; North 1022; Spink 1393); lastly, c. 1281–1282, Transitional Class 3g3/4a Mule, + EDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, normal-barred thin Ns, egg-waisted S, crescent-shaped contraction marks, crowned 'smiling' bust facing, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, egg-waisted S, normal-barred thin Ns, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.342g [20.71grns], 11h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [B1 (23)]; North 1022/1023; Spink 1393/1394), the second bent and furled, the sixth doubled in the strike, others with flan nibbling, nevertheless generally fine or marginally better for issue, the last a distinctive muling between thick and thinner letter forms (7)

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£100