421, Lot: 756. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PLANTAGENET. Edward I. 1272-1307. AR Penny (18mm, 1.11 g, 12h). Long Cross type, Class VI. Bury St. Edmunds mint; Ion, moneyer. Struck circa 1272–1278. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / IOH (ON) S ЄIh TЄD, voided long cross, with trefoil in each quarter. Eaglen,
Abby 349 (dies A/a); North 1001; SCBC 1377. VF, toned.
According to Eaglen, Long Cross Class VI began in 1268, at the end of the reign of Henry III.