Coin
½ Penny - Edward I Second coinage, Class I; Waterford — Ireland
Ireland • Sp# 6263-6264
Overview
A silver ½ Penny coin of Ireland, struck at the Waterford mint between 1279 and 1284 during the reign of Edward I. The obverse depicts a crowned bust facing within a beaded triangle, while the reverse features a long cross pattée dividing the legend with three pellets in each quadrant. Weighing 0.7 grams, it is a hammered coin with an irregular round shape.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 16 mm
- Mint
- Waterford, Ireland (1190-1490)
- Shape
- Round (irregular)
- Technique
- Hammered (Often struck off center.)
- References
- Sp# 6263-6264
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Crowned bust facing within beaded triangle. Legend in three parts Script: Latin Lettering: · EDWR' ANGL'·D N S·hYB Unabridged legend: Edwardus rex Anglia dominus Hiberniae Translation: Edward King of England and Lord of Ireland
Reverse
Long cross pattée dividing legend, three pellets in each quadrant Script: Latin Lettering: CIVI TAS WATE RFOR Translation: City of Dublin
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Waterford, Ireland (1190-1490). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
Sp# 6263-6264. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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