Date: c. 1280-83

Edward I, Penny, second coinage, type 1a, Dublin mint

Description:

Edward I’s Second Coinage, Silver Penny, Class 1a (No  punctuation in obverse legend). Dublin mint

• Weight: 1.37g

References: (S 6246A)

• Obverse is slightly double struck
• Toned, very fine (VF)

Obverse:

• Crowned, facing bust of Edward I, with trefoil of pellets below within triangle, legend surrounding.
• Legend:
  • .EDWR.  ANGL.D  NS.hB
  • Translates as:
    • Edward King of England, Lord of Ireland

Reverse:

• Long cross pattée, three pellets in each angle, legend surrounding.
• Legend:
  • CIVI  TAS  DVBL  INIE
  • Translates as:
    • Citizen of Dublin

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of Plantagenet
  • Angevin
• Edward I (1272-1307)
• Hammered

Other coins in this Series:

• Checklist: Anglo-Norman Coinage

Further Reading:

• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 1st Irish Coinage of Edward I (1276)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 2nd Irish Coinage of Edward I (1280-83)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 3rd Irish Coinage of Edward I (1294-1302)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 4th Irish Coinage of Edward I (1294)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 5th Irish Coinage of Edward I (1295)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The 6th Irish Coinage of Edward I (1300)