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Penny

IssuerIssued by King Edward II (Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales, 1284 - 1327)

Date1309-1310

Object NameCoin

Mediumsilver

ClassificationsCoins

DimensionsDiameter: 1.9cm; weight: 1.18g

AcquisitionPurchased through Treasure Trove.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS051148

About MeKing Edward II silver penny belonging to Aberdeen's St Nicholas Street hoard. Found in 1984, this hoard comprises 2538 coins, including coins from England, Scotland, Ireland and the continent, as well as 54 imitation coins.

Coin Type: Penny, Class 10 cf5
Coin Issuer: Edward II
Date Minted: 1309-1310
Mint Location: Durham
Find Date: 1984
Obverse: Forward facing crowned head with broad, curling hair framed with text inscription.
Reverse: Centrally placed long cross with three pellets in each corner and text ringing the outer edge.
Manufacture Method: Hammered
Condition: The coin is in very poor condition. The reverse has partially clear central details and legible text where smoothing on one half has not touched. The obverse badly worn, with the king portrait mostly smoothed away, bar a small part of the crown that enabled its identification and dating. The obverse's text inscription is also mostly worn away with only its cross and a few letters still legible. The coin features a special symbol referencing Bishop Anthony Bek of Durham on its obverse inscription, a cross moline. This is a symbol used by the Benedictine order of monks and Durham's mint.