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Long Cross Pennies

Classification

Henry III LC 1b Penny Canterbury.jpg

Class 1 (1247 - 1248)

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  • King doesn't hold a sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 12 o'clock

  • Start of obverse legend is marked by a crescent around a star

  • No moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as TERCI (on reverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted by pellet-in-crescent motifs

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Class 2 (1248)

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  • King doesn't hold a sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 12 o'clock

  • Start of obverse legend is marked by a star

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as TERCI (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted by pellet-in-crescent motifs

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Class 3 (1248 - 1250)

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  • King doesn't hold a sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 12 o'clock

  • Start of obverse legend is marked by a star

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as III (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted by pellet-in-crescent motifs

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Class 4 (1250 - 1251)

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  • King holds a sceptre

  • REX to left of sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 12 o'clock

  • Start of obverse legend is marked by a star

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as III (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted by pellet-in-crescent motifs

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Class 5 (1251 - c.1272)

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  • King holds a sceptre

  • III to left of sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 10-11 o'clock

  • There is no obverse initial mark

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as III (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted by pellet-in-crescent motifs

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Class 6 (c.1272 - c.1275) - Spink 1377; North 1001

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  • King holds a sceptre

  • III to left of sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 10-11 o'clock

  • There is no obverse initial mark

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as III (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted naturalistically

  • Bust is crude with blobs for eyes

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There are no sub-classes of class 6

Class 7 (c.1275 - 1278) - Spink 1378; North 1002

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  • King holds a sceptre

  • III to left of sceptre

  • Obverse legend begins at 10-11 o'clock

  • There is no obverse initial mark

  • Moneyer is named on reverse

  • King's regnal number shown as III (on obverse)

  • King's hair-curls depicted naturalistically

  • Bust is finely rendered

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There are no sub-classes of class 7

If none of the above classes seem to apply to your coin, it might be Irish, Scottish or a contemporary imitation or forgery. For a summary of these possibilities, click this link.

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