MEDIEVAL COIN

1250

A cut half hammered silver voided long cross penny of Henry III. It is identifiable as a North Class 5a from the portrait (pellets at the end of the crown in place of lys and the pellet in annulet eyes) and inscription (starts at the sceptre at 10 o'clock, has a ligated N and R, the letter R is ball-tailed, and the letter X has a trailing tail). This dates it to 1250-c 1256. The moneyer is Nicole, and though the mint town is missing it must be either Canterbry or London given the moneyer and class.[l-c5a]