Description
Edward II of the House of Plantagenet, King of England 1307-1327 AD, Silver Penny (1.39g, 18mm), Long Cross type, Group 13, Canterbury mint circa 1315-1317 AD. Obverse: Crowned and cuirassed bust of King Edward II facing forward, inner lined border and legend beginning with initial mark cross pattée surrounds, “ЄDWΛR R ΛNGL DN hYB”. Reverse: Long cross pattée, trio of pellets in each inner angle, inner lined border and legend surrounds, “CIVITΛS CΛNTOR”. Spink-1459; North-1064. Some flatness in parts, lightly toned and handsome in hand, legends legible and clear, a nice example, Very Fine.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Edwardus, rēx Angliae, dominus Hiberniae”, with an English translation of “Edward, King of England, Lord of Ireland”. The reverse legend reads “cīvitās Caunterbury”, with an English translation of “City of Canterbury”, the word for city in Latin, and the mint name in Middle English, derived from the old English ‘Cantwara burg’ (genitive form ‘Cantwara byrġ’), from the genitive of Cantware (“Kent or the people of Kent”) + burg (“city”).