Edward I Plantagenet - Half Penny c.1280, London - Kingdom of England

Country: England (United Kingdom)
King: Edward I (1239-1272-1307)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: Undated (1280-1281)
Value: ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency: Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight:0.35 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Shape: Round (irregular) 
Technique: Hammered
Grade: VF/F (Broken)
Orientation: variable alignment  ↺
References: Sp# 1433, North# 1045/3

Obverse:
Legend around crowned facing portrait within inner beaded circle.

Note: new wide crown, thick-waisted S, drapery as 3b.

Lettering: + ЄDW R' ΛNGL' DNS hYB

Translation: Edward King of England Lord of Ireland.

Reverse:
Long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in angles, mint name around.

Lettering: CIVI TΛS LON DON

Translation: City of London.

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
Royal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810).

Comments:
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Edward I (1272-1307), Sterling coinage (1279-1307), Class 3g halfpenny.

Struck at the Tower mint, London, c.1280-81. This type was also struck at the Bristol mint (Sp#1439).

Referencia : Sp# 1433, North# 1045/3

Fuente : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3...

Colección : Great Britain, England, Ireland and Scotland (Before 1760)