Coin
½ Penny - Edward I Second coinage, Class III, Cork — Ireland
Ireland • Sp# 6266
Overview
A silver ½ Penny of Ireland from the reign of Edward I, specifically the Second coinage, Class III minted in Cork. Produced between 1297 and 1302 using the hammered technique, the obverse features a crowned facing bust within a beaded triangle. The reverse displays a long cross pattée dividing the legend with three large pellets in each angle.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Composition
- Silver
- Mint
- Cork Ireland
- Shape
- Round (irregular)
- Technique
- Hammered
- References
- Sp# 6266
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Crowned facing bust, within beaded triangle. Legend in three parts Script: Latin Lettering: ЄDWR ANGLD NShYB Unabridged legend: Edwardus rex Angliae dominus Hiberniae Translation: Edward King of England Lord of Ireland
Reverse
Long cross pattée dividing legend, three large pellets in each angle. Script: Latin Lettering: CIVI TAS CORC ACIE Translation: City of Cork
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: Cork Ireland . 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# 6266. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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