English Coins
Some coins from various English kings and queens
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Some English coins from various kings and queens.
Some of these coins were minted for French duchies and counties.
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1. Anglo-Gallic Richard I (1189-1199) County of Poitou Denier
Silver, 19 mm, 1.14 gm
Cross pattée within inner dot border, RICARDVS REX (King Richard) Reverse: No image, PIC/TAVIE/NSIS (Poitou) in three lines across field, pellet above Struck: Melle (Deux-Sèvres) mint He was also the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (Poitiers). 2. England Edward I (1272-1307) Penny (with name of Henry III)
Silver, 18 mm, 1.47 gm
Crowned head facing front, scepter at right, HENRICVS REX III (Henry III King) Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each angle, IOH ON SEINTED (John of Saint Edmunds) Struck: Bury St. Edmunds mint, Moneyer Ioh (John) England issued coins with his father's name Henry III on them. 3. Anglo-Gallic Edward II (1307-1327) Blanche
Silver, 20 mm x 22 mm, 1.65 gm
Short cross Outer circle: + BnDICTV : SIT : nOmE : DnI : nRI (The Name of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed) Inner circle: + ED REX AnGLIE (Edward King of England) Reverse: Castle Tournois, double annulet, DnS : hIBERnIE (Lord of Ireland) Struck: Aquitaine mint 4. England Edward III (1327-1377) halfpenny
Silver, 15 mm, 0.52 gm
Crowned head facing front, EDWARDVS REX Reverse: Long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle, CIVITAS LONDON (City of London) Struck: London Tower Mint 1344-1351 5. England Edward IV (1461-1483) Groat (Fourpence)
Silver, 26 mm, 2.81 gm
Crowned head facing front, quatrefoils flanking neck EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRAN (Edward by the Grace of God King of England and France) Mintmark: Sun Reverse: Long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, pellet in second quarter. POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM (I have made God my helper) CIVI TAS LON DON (City of London) Struck: London Tower Mint 1465-1466 6. England Henry VIII (1509-1547) Groat (Fourpence)
Silver, 24 mm, 3.05 gm
Crowned head facing right HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR(A) (Henry VIII by the Grace of God King of England and France) Portcullis mintmark top right Reverse: Quartered shield of arms over long cross fourche Lettering: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV (I have made God my helper) Struck: London Tower Mint 1509-1526 7. England Edward VI (1547-1553) Shilling
Silver, 32 mm, 5.70 gm
Crowned head facing forward with Tudor rose to the left and denomination to the right Lettering: EDWARD VI D. G. AGL. FRA. Z HIB. REX / XII (Edward VI by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland) Reverse: Quartered shield of arms over long cross Lettering: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOR MEV Y(Mintmark) (I have made God my helper) Struck: London Tower Mint or Southwark In 1551 the silver standard was restored from about 0.250 silver to the normal 0.925 "sterling" silver. 8. England Mary I (1553-1558) Groat
Silver, 25 mm, 2.02 gm
Crowned head facing left MARIA (pomegranate mint mark) D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI (Mary by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen) VERITAS (pomegranate mint mark) TEMPORIS FILIA (Truth, the Daughter of Time) Struck: London Tower Mint, mintmark pomegranate on both sides 9. England Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Sixpence 1561
Silver, 27 mm, 2.75 gm
Crowned head facing left with rose behind head ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA (Elizabeth by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen) Mintmark: Downward arrow Reverse: Shield with arms (lions and fleurs-de-lis) and long cross behind POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (I have made God my Helper) Mintmark: Downward arrow ("pheon") above the Queen's head Struck: London Tower Mint |
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