Description
Denomination: Silver voided long cross penny
Period: Plantagenets
Date: 1250-72
Origin: Canterbury mint. Willem moneyer
Condition: Very fine
Obverse: Crowned bust facing. holding sceptre. HENRICVS REX III
Reverse: Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle. WIL LEM ONC ANT
Size and Weight: 17mm. 1.25g
References: Sear 1367. North 991/3
Features and Provenance: Henry III’s reign started with pennies of the short cross type. but as their quality deteriorated. a new coinage was ordered from 1247. Up until this time. it was common for pennies to be cut in half by the mint to act as halfpence and even quarter pence; although this was useful to give lower denominations. being so small. they probably got lost easily. So called ‘clipping’ was also rife. where the edges of the coins were shaved off to collect the silver. The ‘long cross’ coinage was introduced to make things simpler. and with the added security measure that the cross now reached the rim. hopefully deter clipping – of course it didn’t. Around this time small numbers of halfpennies and farthings were also produced on a round flan.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades inbetween
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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