Obverse: + EDW REX ANGL DNS HYB, crowned bust of Edward I facing.

Reverse: CIVI-TAS LON-DON, Cross with three pellets in each quadrant.

SCBI North 29ff; N 1012; S 1382. [London, circa 1279].

Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 1.4 g.

A scarce and sharply struck penny of Edward I, minted in London circa 1279. A toned example, struck on a large flan, with a detailed idealised facing portrait of the monarch, highly evocative of the period. A wonderful little piece of medieval English history. A similar example made £420 before fees at the recent DNW auction on the 7th Sep 2021.