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Edward I-II (1272-1327), Class 8a, vill asci edm vndi, dies Cc1, 1.43g/3h; class 8b, vila scie dmv ndi, dies Ab1, 1.43g/1h (Eaglen 413 (1), B040, 417 (1), B041, these coins; N 1034-5; S 1418) [2]. Very fine or nearly so, both toned and rare £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Edwardian Sterlings of the Bury St Edmunds Mint, From the Collection of Dr Robin Eaglen.

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Provenance: Middridge (Co Durham) Hoard, 1974; Glendining Auction, 28 April 1977, lot 212 (part); bt Baldwin

During the decade c. 1288-98, coin production was at a low ebb. Coins of Bury, in line with other mints, were produced in much reduced numbers, with those of classes 5 and 8 being rare, 6 and 7, very rare