British Coins

Edward II (1307-1327), Halfpenny, class 11, London, pellet on breast, trifoliate crown, reads cdwardvs rex an, 0.62g/12h (Withers –; cf. SCBI North 989ff; cf. N 1069; S 1472). Obverse slightly off-centre, good fine, extremely rare, the variety apparently unpublished £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins.

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This coin is an unusual hybrid from North classes 10-11, with the lettering and bust normally seen on class 11 but with a crown that seems to have been changed from bifoliate to trifoliate and a pellet on the breast, a rare occurrence normally associated with the pence of class 10ab