Date: c. 1460-1463

Edward IV. First reign, Anonymous ‘Crown’ coinage. Penny (Dublin Mint)

Description:

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470) silver penny. Anonymous ‘Crown’ coinage. Dublin mint. Struck circa 1460-1463.

• Diameter: 16mm
• Weight: 0.54 g
• Good Fine (gF). Lightly creased.
  • Extremely rare
  • Only one Penny of the ‘Anonymous Crown’ coinage has been sold at auction in the past 20 years. This is the second example to become available and it is a variety of the first, i.e. annulets added in the second and third quarters.

References:

• IHP N-1; D&F 92 var. (annulets); SCBI –; SCBC 6276

Obverse:

• Crown within tressure of nine arches; trefoils at upper cusps
• Legend:
  • + CIV TAS DVB LINI

Reverse:

• Long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in angles, additional annulet in second and third.

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of York
  • First Reign, 4th March 1461 until 3rd October 1470
• Edward IV (1461-1483)
• Hammered

Other Coins in this Series:

• The Old Currency Exchange: Checklist of Anglo-Norman Coinages

Further Reading:

• Blog Post: Edward IV issues Irish coins of the English standard (1463)
• Blog Post: Edward IV issues Irish coins of a lower standard (1467)