The final Edward (Durham)

[Mr_Stephen 0]

A Durham Edward. Inexpertly photographed by myself. Reverse is clear, obverse less so. Whole thing is somewhat overly polished, too.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Edward III - will need better images to narrow it down. Nice, clear reverse.

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Thanks for the compliment on the reverse! Will try and get a better photo soon.

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Have been trying to match this coin up with one in my kindly donated Spink, but a query arises. Each Durham minted Ed 3 either has a crozier, a crown or pellet in the centre or the name Edward on the reverse. Yet mine appears to have none of these things! Any thoughts?

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Ah, on re-reading, two of the 3rd coinage contain nothing 'special' on the reverse. But in those cases the obverses don't match.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Ah, on re-reading, two of the 3rd coinage contain nothing 'special' on the reverse. But in those cases the obverses don't match.

Does the obverse not match, for example, Spink 1549. EDWR?

[Mr_Stephen 0]

The obverse is Edwardus Rex. You can just about make it out on the photo.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Ok. So EDWARDVS REX ANGLI on obverse and reverse CIVI TAS DVR EME - perhaps a crozier on the reverse, making it a pre-treaty penny, e.g. S.1595, but without the reverse crozier.

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Comparing it to my other croziered Durham coin (Ed 2) I note that the crozier appears betweent the final 'Durham' quarter and the first 'civitas' one. On this Ed 3 coin, this could not be the case and the crozier branch of the cross would have to appear halfway through 'civitas'. Was this the norm?