DIES IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, 1938 By DEREK ALLEN

THE collection of medieval dies now in the Public Record Officel is the largest in this country. Part, if not the whole of it, was formerly preserved in the Treasury at Westminster. A section of Arthur Agarde's Compendium Recordum, 1610,2 describes the contents of the chapel of the Pyx; a note was added to this presumably in 1696 by Peter Le Neve, one of the deputy chamberlains of the Exchequer (1684-1712), de­tailing the contents of a chest near the door of the building. Amongst other objects, he mentions that" it contains some few assays of gold and silver in severall King's times, some wedges of silver, severall old seales, some old stamps of coin, old weights, old rolls of the triall of the pix, warrants and accounts therefore, ita testator Peter Le Neve". The" old stamps of coin" mentioned in this note are presumably those which are now kept in the Public Record Office. They were rediscovered in or about 1835 and an account of them was read by Sir F. Palgrave before the Society of Antiquaries. 3

In clearing the Chapel of the Pyx for the admission of the public in 19II, the Office of Works found a further collection of medieval dies which are now kept in the British Museum. This second collection from Westminster is probably that referred to by Gilbert Scott in Gleanings from Westminster Abbey, London, 1863, p. 55, where, in speaking of the chests in the Abbey Muniment Room, he records: "There is, in the Pyx Chamber, another [chest] of the same date and highest finish; it contains dies of mediaeval coins, and has iron-work of very good character."

These two collections of dies, together with a single die of Stephen in the Guildhall Museum,4 one of Henry II in private hands, one of John also in private hands,S a miscel­laneous collection of Plantagenet dies in the Royal Mint Museum,6 one die of James I in the British Museum, and

I Exchequer, Treasury of the Receipt, Dies for Coins (E 29). 2 The Antient Kalendars and Inventories of the Treasury of His Majesty's

Exchequer, ed. Sir F. Palgrave, vol. ii [London?], Record Commission, 1836, p. 333. For a mention of the collection, perhaps in 1624, see Bulletin of the John Ryland's Library, Manchester, vol. 23, no. I, 1939, p. 339·

3 Num. Chron., r845, pp. r8-22. . ' 4 Brit. Num. Journ., vol. xxii, r937, p. 29. 5 Ib1d., vol. 1, r90 4, p . 359· 6 Catalogue of Royal Mint Museum, vol. ii, pp. 3-4·

32 Dies in the Public Record Office, I938

three in the Guildhall Museum,1 comprise all the surviving dies for" hammered" English coins.2

By far the greater part of the dies in the Public Record Office collection, as iri the British Museum collection, are for coins of Edward III, and all of this reign are for the mints of York and Durham. It appears to have been the practice to store the dies returned from provincial mints3 at West­minster, and not, as might have been expected, at the Tower mint. The few dies of Richard II and Henry IV, V, and VI are also for the provincial mints. There is a single London· die of Edward IV (No. 151) and a die possibly for Canterbury of Henry VIII (No. 152) . One foreign die has somehow found its way into this collection, a double bricquet of Mary of Burgundy. A die of unusual shape, although unfortun­ately illegible, has been included in this catalogue, but the majority of illegible dies have been excluded. Few of the dies are in fine condition. Nearly all have suffered from rust and defacement, some of the latter apparently due to too drastic cleaning at an earlier stage.4 All the dies except one (No. 134) have been used, often much used, and a large proportion of the scars they bear are due to wear rather than decay. In this catalogue a rough indication of condition is given by the symbols CX, C2, C3, C4, C5, C1 representing the finest and C5 the worst condition.

The dies are all of regular medieval types.s The obverses or "standards" are from 3 to 12 centimetres high and have a long spike below. Those of Edward III are square at the bottom and pass through an octagonal section to a round face (for instance, No. 43, illustrated). The later dies, down to Henry VI, are more evenly octagonal. The last few dies in the collection (Nos. 151-4) have more original shapes which will be best appreciated from the illustrations. The reverse dies or "trussels" are round in section and taper slightly towards the face . They vary between 3 and 6 centi­metres in height . Their hammered ends are, with one excep-

I Brit. Num. ]ourn., vol. xxii, 1937, p. 33. 2 The die of Charles I described in Num. Ckron., 1874, p. 105, now in the

possession of Mr. A. H . F. Baldwin, is undoubtedly a forger's die. Other forger 's dies of the period exist, for instance, a pair in the British Museum.

_ 3 For a typical order to return dies from provincial mints, see Brit. N um. ] ourn., vol. vi, 1910, p. 212.

4 For an account of the cleaning, see Num. Ckron., 1845, pp. 18-22.

5 A photograph of a number of these dies is published in Brit. Num. ] ourn ., vol. vi, 1910, facing p. 197.

Dies in the Public Record Office, I938 33

on (No. I34, illustrated), split and tortured with use (for lstance, No. 35, illustrated). One die, which apparently rake, has had the face reset in a new shaft (No. I48, llustrated). Dies of Edward III have a wider face than the

8 (Reduced to one ha~f)

coins which they are intended to strike and their edges are bevelled. Later dies down to Henry VI have the beaded circle at the extreme edge of the die. A few of the later dies have steel marks on the shank, a crown (illustrated) in the reign of Henry VI, the initials WH in that of Henry VIII. No owner of these initials can be found amongst the mint workers of this reign. Measurements of the dies are given in

D

34 Dies in the Public Record Office, I938

millimetres. For the standards, the first figure represents the height of the die proper, the second the length of the spike. Even for one denomination the height of dies differs widely, but, as a general rule, the larger the coin, the shorter the die.

In a few instances it has been possible to find coins struck from the actual dies in this collection. Enough examples have been found to show that with considerable searching a great many more could be found. Few of the dies are, however, well enough preserved to make this search worth while. The classification of the dies was done from plasticine impressions, and in most cases it has been possible to classify them with the same precision as corresponding coins. Occasionally, however, when the classification depends on the precise form of a letter employed, this has proved impossible. The dies are often too rusted to show such minute details, and in some cases a reverse cannot be dated precisely without its accompanying obverse.

The dies are classified according to the following works: Edward III: L. A. Lawrence, The Coinage of Edward III

from I35I, Oxford, I937. Reprinted from the Numis­matic Chronicle, I926, I929, I932, I933. The references are to the bo.ok form.

Richard II: F. A. WaIters, "The Coinage of Richard II", Numismatic Chronicle, I904, p. 326 f.

Henry IV: F. A. WaIters, "The Coinage of Henry IV", Numismatic Chronicle, I905, p. 247 f.

Henry V: G. C. Brooke, "Privy Marks in the Reign of Henry V", Numismatic Chronicle, I930, p. 44 f.

Henry VI: F. A. WaIters, "The Silver Coinage of the Reign of Henry VI ", Numismatic Chronicle, I902, p. 224 f. ; ditto, "The Stamford Find ", Numismatic Chron­icle, I9II, p. I53 f.

Edward IV: F. A. Walters, "The Coinage of the Reign of Edward IV", Numismatic Chronicle, I909, p. I32 f.

Henry VIII: G. C. Brooke, English Coins, London, I934-Flanders: A. Engel and R. Serrure, Traiti de N umismatique

du Moyen Age, Paris, I89I-I905 . . For a general account of English coinage incorporating

the researches of the special treatises in the above list, see - G. C. Brooke, English Coins, London, I934.

I wish to thank Mr. R. B. Pugh of the Public Record Office for the great care and trouble he has taken in helping me to prepare this catalogue.

ENGLISH COINS

EDWARD III

Royal Mint of York: Groats t:l Reference: Size, "". Series D, 1353 <:I>

Lawrence mm. Condition (I)

1. Rev. + POSVI[ ] DIVTOR I Elm 0 mElV I Cf·p·49,no.2. 45 C4 ~.

OIVI I T7\S I ElBO I R7\OI ~ Cross broken above r. <:I>

2. Rev. + POSVI • I DElVm 0 7\ I DIVTOR I Elm· mElV / p. 49, no. !. 42 (I ~ ElBO / R7\OI I OIVI I T7\S c::t< ......

Cross broken above r. "" . e')

3. Rev. + POSVI I . DElVm 0 7\ I DIVTOR I Elm 0 mElV / Not in L.A.L. 41 C3 ~ <:I>

ElBO I R7\OI I OIVI I T7\S e') c

Cross broken above l. ~ ~

4. Rev. + POSVI I 0 DElVm 7\ 0 I DIVTOR I Elm 0 mElV I . Not in L.A.L. 44 CZ ~ ElBO I R7\OI / OIVI / T7\S

Cross br.oken above l. e')

~<:I>

5. Rev. + POSVlo I DElVm 0 7\ I DIVTOR / Elm 0 mElV I p. 49, no. I. 40 (3 ~ ElBO I R7\OI / OIVI I T7\S ~ Cross broken above l.

6. Rev. + POSVI I DElVm 0 7\ I DIVTOR I Elm 0 mElV / p. 49, no. 4· 43 (3

ElBO I R7\OI / OIVI I T7\S Cross broken below l.

7. Rev. + POSe JmElV / ElBO [ JV11 T7\S I ? 45 I CS U) Cross broken below l. Ul

Series E, 1354-5 Reference: Size, I IN

Lawrence mm. Condition 0'1

8. Obv. + aDW[ ]DVS [ ]~IIa 0 D 0 hYB p . 104, no. I. 95+37 C5 With V unnicked and early R

J 9. Rev. + POSVI / 0 DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav / p. 105, no. 3. 42 C3

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al t1 10. Rev. + POSVI (?) / DaVm (?) ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav / Cf. p. 105, no. 43 C5 ....

C'>

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al en I. ....

II. Rev.' + POSVI / O D~-mo~ / [ ] / amomav / p . 107, no. 4. 39 C4 ~

aBO / R~al ,aIVI / T~S ~ C'>

With V nicked and early R ~ 12. Rev. + POSVI / 0 DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav / Cf. p. 107, no. 40 C2 ~

Cl-' alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al 9· "-....

C)

With V nicked and late R ~ 13. Rev. + POSVI / 0 DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 [ ] / Not in L.A.L. 40 (3 C'>

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al C)

Cl ..., 14. Rei! . ]SVI / 0 DaVm (?) ~ I DIVTOR / am 0 mav / Not in L.A.L. 56 CZ ~

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al ~ A coin from this die in the B.M. (Clarke Thornhill 2762). C)

15. Rev .. + POSVI / 0 DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav / Not in L.A.L. 40 C3 ~C'>

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al ~ 16. Rev. + POSVI / 0 DaVm 0 ~ I DIVTOR / am 0 mav / Not in L.A.L. 37 C4 ~

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al 17. Rev. + POSVI 0 / DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav I I p. 107, no. 12. I 58 1(3

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al 18. R ev. + POSVI 0 / DaVm 0 ~ / DIVTOR / am 0 mav / I p. 107, no. 12' 1 53 I CI ;. ~ragment

aIVI / T~S / aBO / R~al mIssmg.

19. R ev. + [ ]m . ~ / DIVTOR / am· mal / alVl / T~S / aBO / R~al

A coin from this die in the Lawrence collection.

With V nicked and uncertain R 2 0. Rev. + POSVI . / DaVm . ~ / DIVTOR / am· mav /

alVl / T~S / aBO / R~al 2 1. R ev'. JOSVI· / Davm . ~ / D[ JR[ J / alVl f T~S / aBO [ 22 . Rev. + POSVI [ Jam · mav / QIVI [ J / aBO / R~al 23. R ev. + POSVI (?) / Davm · ~ / DI[ J / alVl / T~S / aBO / R~al 24. Rev. + POSV1 · / Davm · ~ / DIVTOR / am· mav /

alVI / T~S / aBO / R~al 25. Re'/>. + POSVI (?) / D[ J / am · mav / alVl / T~S / aBO / R~al 26. R ev. + POSVI . / Davm . ~ / DI[ J / QIVI / T~S / aBO / [ 27. R ev. + POSV1 · / Davm · ~ / DIVTOR / am · mav /

aBO / R~al / alVl / T~S

Series D or E , 1353-5 Dies in poor condition, largely unreadable

28. R ev. + POSV1 · / DaVm . ~ / DIVTOR / am· mav / alVl / T~S / aBO / R~al

29. R ev. + [ Jl / DaVm[ JTOR / am · mav / QIVI / T~S / aBO / R~al

30. R ev. + [ JSVI / . Davm · ~ / DIVTOR / am· [ J / aBO / R~al / QIVI / T~S

3 1. R ev. ] am mav / QIVI / T~S / [ ] / R~al

R eference: Lawrence

p. 107, no. 17.

?

?

Size, mm. Condition

40 (3

38 C4 b .... C1>

'" .... 40 C4 ~

35 C5 ~ C1>

41 C3 ~ 48 (3 <::l-'

"-.... (")

44 C4 ~ C1>

C4 39 (") ~

45 CI ~

~ (")

~C1>

38 I C4 ~.

~ 53 I C3; cracked

61 C5; in two pieces.

40 I C4 <.J..)

'-:t

Reference: Size; Lawrence

32. Rev. + P[ JSVI / DElVffi 0 7\' / [ J / Elffi 0 ffiElV / I ? mm. I Condition 47 C5

[ J / T7\'S / ElBl J / R[ 33· Rev. + POSV[ J / DIVTOR / [ JElV / OIVI / T7\'S / ElBO / R7\'OI I ? 34· Rev. JDElVffi[ J / R7\'OI / OI[ ?

47 I C5 47 CS

Royal Mint of York: Half-groats

Series D, 1353

35. Rev. + POS / VI DElV 0 / 7\'DIVT / ORElffi / OIVI / T7\'S / ElBO / R7\'OI

Cross broken above r.

36. Rev. + POS / VI DElV 0 / 7\'DIVT / ORElffi / ElBO / R7\'OI / OIVI / T7\'S

Cross broken above r.

37. Rev. + POS / Vlo DElV 0 / 7\'DIVT / ORElffi / ElBO / R7\'OI / OIVI / T7\'~

Cross broken below 1.

Series E, 1354-5

p. 49, no. 1. 1 57 I CJ

Not in L.A.L. I 44 I CJ

Cf. p. 49, no. 2. I 39 I C4

(..I) Cf')

c, .,.,.. ~ CI)

.,.,.. ~

~ ~

~ Cl" .,.... .,.,. . . (')

~ ~ (') o ~

~ (')

~~

~ 3B. Obv. + ElDW7\'R[ JElX 07\'11611 1: RR7\'110 Cf. p. loB, no. I 100+46

24·

<..v C~ ; fragment 00

39. Obv. + ElDW7\'RDVS 0 RElX 0 7\'11 [ JO ? IIo+45

40. Obv. ]W7\'RDVS 0 RElX 0 7\'II6I1I 01: 0 RR7\'O Perhaps with fleur-de-lis on King's breast .

p.1oB,no.1B·I 104+44

missing. C5; fragment missing.

c~

Reference: Size, Lawrence mm. Condition

41 . Obv. + ElDW7tRDVS· RElX • 7tIl6111·1-· FR7tG p. 108, no. 18. 98+30 C3

42. Obv. + ElDW7tRDVS • RElX • 7tIl6111·1-· FR7tGI p. 108, no. 7. 94+35 C4

43. Obv. + ElDW7tRDVS • RElX • 7tIl611·1-· FR7tGI· Cf. p . 106, no. 90+33 (2

EI broken at bottom. 1. . t:::1 ....

44. Obv. + ElDW7tRDVS [ ]X ' 7tIl611'1- ' F ['R7tGI N at in L.A.L. 94+38 CJ; fragment ~

A coin from this die in the B.M. (Clarke Thornhill 2854). missing. .... ~

~ Early R ~

45. R ev. + POS / VI· DEIV • / 7tDIVT / ORElffi / p. 107, no. 5. 42 C2 ~ GIVI / T7tS / ElBO / R7tGI 0"'

"-.... 46. Rev. + [ ]S / VI (?) DEIV / 7tD[ ] / ORElm / ? 40 C3 C">

GIVI / T7tS / ElBO / R7tGI ~ ~

N um. Ckron., C3 C">

47. Rev. + POS / [ ] DElV · / 7tDIVT / ORElffi / 45 0 ~

ElBO / R7tGI / GIVI / T7iS 1931, p. 220, ~

no. 4. ~

Lat e R C"> ~~

48. Rev.. + POS / VI DEIV / 7tDIVT / ORElm / p. 109, no. 8. 50 C2 ~ GIVI / T7iS / ElBO / R7tGI w

No stops. 00

49. Rev. ,+ POS / VI DEIV · /7tDIVT / ORElm / GIVI / T7iS / ElBO / R7tGI

p. 107, no. 1. 37 C' ; fragment missing.

A coin from this die in the British Museum.

50. Rev. + POS / VI ' DEIV • / 7iDIVT / ORElm / I p. 107, no. 3· 44 I C4 tJ.) GIVI / T7iS / ElBO / R7tGI \0

Uncertain·R

51. Rev. + POS / VI (?) DElV (?) / ~DIVT / ORElm / aIVI / T~S / ElBO / R~aI

Uncertain stops. 52. Rev. + POS / VI 0 DElV 0 / ~DIVT / ORElm /

a~VI / T~S / ElBO / R~aI

53. R ev.

54. R ev. 55. R ev.

Series D or E, 1353-5

Dies in poor condition, largely unreadable

J POS / VI 0 DElV 0 / ~DIVT / ORam / aIV[ J / T~S I aBO I R~aI JOSV[ JV I [ ]IVT I ORElm I aIVI / T~S / ElBO / R~aI ]DIVT / ORam / aIVI / T~S / aBO / R~aI

ROYAL MINT OF YORK : PENNIES

Series D, 1353

56. Obv. + aDW~RDVS 0 Rax ~ 0 Il6I.l.la Cross broken above 1. ; a for a; a coin from this die in the B .M.

Series E, 1354-5

57. Obv. ]D[ J~[ ]X 0 ~Il611 0 t 0

58. Obv. + ElDW~DVS 0 RElX 0 ~II611[ A coin from this die in the B.M. (Clarke-Thornhill 2971).

59. Obv. + ElDW~RDVS 0 RElX 0 ~II [ 60. Obv. + ElDWTIRDVS 0 RElX 0 TIIl6D!

Reference: Lawrence

?

p. 107, no. 5.

?

? ?

Size, mm.

48

40

40

39 48

Condition C4

(3

C4

C5 (4

Cf. Num. Ckron., I IIO+47 I C5 1931, p . 221, no. 2.

Not in L.A.L. 88+39 C5 ? 82+37 (2

? 1

88+

38 / C5

p. roB, no. 6. 97+36 Cs

...j::>.. o

t; ~.

~.

~ ~

;p "" -~. !:\:j ~ <:'> . C

~

~ <:'> ~~

~

Series D or E , 1353-5

6l. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 62. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 63. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 64. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 65. Rev. GIVI / T7\S / aBO / RTIGI 66. R ev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 67. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 68. R ev. GIVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 69 . R ev. GIVI / T7\S / aBO / RTIGI 70. R ev. GIVI / T7\S / aBO / R7\GI 7l. Rev. GIVI / TTIS / aB [ 72 . Rev. JVI / TTIS / aBO / RTIGI 73· Rev. GIVI / TTIS / [ J / RTIGI

Ecclesiastical Mint oj York: Pennies Treaty period, 1361-9

74. Obv. + aDWTIR[ ]DflS .llYB Uncertain stops.

75. Obv. + 0 a [ ]RDVS. Rax ·7\II6111 o on breast.

76. R ev. GIVI / TTIS ~ / aBOR / TIGI ~ o in centre.

77 . Rev. GIVI / TTIS ~ / aBOR / TIGI ~ o in centre.

R eference: Size, Lawren.ce mm.

p. 109, no. Iff. 43 p. I09,no. Iff. 42 p. 109, no. Iff. 52 p. 109, no. Iff. 56 p. 109, no. Iff. 42 p. 109, no. Iff. 44 p. 109, no. Iff. 54 p. 109, no. Iff. 41 p. 109, no. Iff. 52 p. 109, no. Iff. 53 p. 109, no. Iff. 52 p. 109, no. Iff. 42 p. 109, no. Iff. 52

Condition CX C3

CJ C4 CJ C5

CJ C4 C5

t1 ... . CI> en ~.

~ CI>

;p Cl'" ""­.,.. C')

C5 C4 :;:tj C5' fragment ~ , C C5 [missing. ~

~ C')

~CI>

p. 242, nos. I 76+35 I C4 Of

7-8. ~ ~ p. 240, no. 2 1 94+ 48 I C5

var. Not in L.A.L.

Not in L.A.L.

57

58

C4

CJ ...p.. H

78. Rev. alVI / T~S ~ / aBOR / ~al ~ o in centre.

79. Rev. alVI / T~S 0 (?) / aBOR / ~al ~ o in centre.

80. Rev. alVI / T~S 0 / aBO / R~Ql o in centre.

Post-Treaty period, 1369-77

81. Obv. ]D ~ RaX = ~n6l,( = l = RR

82. Obv. + aDW~[ ]D[ ]n6l,( ~ l = RR ~

83. Obv. ]~RDVS = RaX = ~n6l,(la

84. Obv. + aDW~RDVS = RaX = ~n6l,(la Perhaps + on breast.

85. Obv. + aDW~RDVS • Rax • ~n6l,(la + on breast.

86. Obv. + [ ]S· RaX • ~n6l,(la • Perhaps + on breast.

87. Rev. + alVI / T~S / aBOR / ~al • o in centre.

88. Rev . • alVI / T~S • / [ ] / ~al • o in centre.

8g. Rev . • alVl / T~S / aBOR / TWl • o in centre.

Reference: I Size, Lawrence mm.

Not in L.A.L. 70

Not in L.A.L. I 60

Not in L.A.L. I 55

Cf. p. 254, no. I 96+42 8.

p. 254, no. 8. I 104+42

p.254,no.21·1102+42

p. 254, no. 23· 1 90+41

Condition C4

cs

C4

•

.j:.>. N

t; ...... ~ ~.

~ cs;. ~ragment ~ mIssrng. ~

cs; fragment ~ missing. ~

cs; fragment ~ . . ~ mIssrng. <:>

Cs it

p. 254, no. 20.1 92+37 I CJ ~ ~

p.254,no.20? I 97+36 I Cs

p . 255, no. 8*.

Cf. p. 255, no. 8.

p. 255, no. g.

64

54

38

C3

C4

C2

5"

~ ~

Reference: I Size, Lawrence mm. I Condition

90. Rev . • alV[ JR / ~al • I p. 255, no. 9· 40 C5 o in centre.

91. Rev. alVI / T~S / aBOR / ~al • Ct. p. 255, no. 46 CJ <> in centre. 15· ~

92. Rev. alVI / T~S / aBOR / ~al • Ct. p. 255, no. • 59 CJ ~. C'>

<> in centre. 15· en ~.

93. Rev. • alVI / T~S / aBOR / ~al p. 257, no. 24· 43 C2 ~

<> in centre. ~ 94. Rev . • alVI / T~S / aBOR / ~al p. 257, no. 24· 40 C2 C'>

.. '\j <> in centre. ~

95. Rev . • alVI / T7\S / aBO / R~al p. 255, no. II. 46 C3 C"' "-~.

<> in centre. <:')

96. Rev. • alVI / T7\S / aBO / R~al p. 255, no. II. 35 (4 ~ C'> <> in centre. <:') c

97. Rev . • alVI / T7\S / aBO / R~al p. 255, no. II. 40 CJ ~ ~

<> in centre. ~ 98. Rev. • a[ ] / R~al p. 255, no. II. 47 C5; split.

<> in centre. <:')

~C'>

99. Rev. • a[ ] / R7\al p. 255, no. II. 35 C5 ~ <> in centre. c...v

100. Rev . • ale JR~al p . 255, no. II. 45 C5; split. 00

<> in centre. 101. 'Rev. alVI / T7\S / aBO / R7\al p. 255, no. 14. 36 C5; split.

<> in centre. 102. Rev. alVI / T7\S / aBO / R~al p. 255, no. 14. 50 C4

..j:>.. <> in centre. w

Reference: Size, ..J:>.. ..J:>..

Lawrence mm. I Condition 103. R ev. alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal I p. 255, no. 14· 50 C4

o in centre. 104. R ev. alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal p. 255, no. 14. 33 C5

o in centre. t:1 105. R ev . alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal p. 255, no. 14· 47 CJ .,..

<:'>

<) in centre. en .,.. 106. R ev. alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal p. 255, no. 14· 30 C3; split. ~

o in centre. ""-~

C5 <:'>

107. R ev. alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal p. 255, no. 14· 33 ~ o in centre.

108 . R ev. alVl / TTIS / 6BO / RTIal Cf. p. 257, no. 51 C3 <:::l'" "-"' . o in centre; t all R. 26. <:")

~ <:'> <:")

Uncertain, probably Post-Treaty, I369-77 c "'" . ~

109. Obv. + 6DW[ J16 99+41 C5

~ IIO. Obv. + 6DWTIRDVS REX TInG[ ? IIo+4° C5 Uncertain stops. <:")

<:'>

III. Obv. JW [ JVS x R6[ 103+46 C5; fragment ~ • . . '0 mlssmg. W

II2. Obv. + [ J R6X [ ? 88+37 C5 00

II3. Obv. ]DVS 0 R6X 0 [ ]GU[ ? 87+35 C5

II4. R ev. alVl x (?) / TTIS I 6B[ ? 35 C5 o in centre.

lIS. R ev . ]TTIS / e:BOR / TIGl I ? 42 10 o in centre .

-- - - -------.

Reference: Size, Lawrence mm. I Condition

II6. Rev. JT7tS / E![ JO J[ JI I ? 43 C5 <:> in centre.

II7· Rev. JVI / T7tS / E!BO[ ? 58 C5; fragment <:> in centre. missing.

t::f II8. Rev. aIVI[ ? 47 C5 ~. CI:> <:> in centre. '" C5 ~ . II9. Rev. [ ] 43 ~ <:> in centre. .... ~ I20. R ev. aIVI / T7tS / [ 52 C5 CI:>

<:> in centre. ""t:I ~ I21. R ev. ]E!BO[ ? 47 CS 0" "-<:> in centre. ~. (")

Ecclesiastical Mint oj Durham: Pennies ~ CI:> (")

Treaty period, I36I-9 c ~ ~ I22 . Rev. aIVI / T7tS / . DVR / E!mE! p . 243, no. 2. 45 CS ~ Crosier l.

I23 · R ev. aIVI / T7tS. / DVR / E!mE! 48 C2 (") p. 243, no. 1. ~CI:> Crosier l. ~ I24. Rev. aIVI / T7tS / [ ] / E!mE! p. 243, no. 1. 39 C5; split. ~ Crosier l.

Post-Treaty period, 1369-77 I25· R ev. aIVI / T7tS / DVn / Ol1m

Crosier l. I p. 257, no. 2. 54 10

I26. R ev. aIVI / T7tS / DVn / Ol1m I p. 257, no. 2. 50 I C5 ...j::... Crosier 1. U1.

Reference: Size, ~ 0'\

Lawrence mm. I Condition I27. Rev. OIVI / T7tS / DVn / 01100 p. 257, no. 2. 50 C5

Crosier 1. Iz8. Rev. OIVI / T7tS / DVn / 01100 p. 257, no. 2. 5I C4

Crosier l. tl I29. Rev. OIVI / T7tS / DVn / 01100 p. 257, no. 2. 6I C3 ~. (1:>

Crosier l. en

I30. Rev. ]IVI / T7tS / DVn / O[ p. 257, no. 2. 62 C4 ~.

~ Crosier 1 (?) . .....

~ I3I. Rev. ]IV[ ]7t[ ]DVn / [ p . 257, no. 2. 47 C5 (1:>

Crosier 1 (?) . ~ ~

N.B. Some obverses used with these reverses may have been catalogued "'" ~ under York. (")

RICHARD II ~ (1:> (")

Ecclesiastical Mint of York [or Durham]: Penny 0

~ I32. Obv. + RI07tR[ ] RE1}{ [ ]n61116 Num. Chron., 93+37 C5

~ + on breast. I904, p. 35I , no. I. (")

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I33. Obv. ] RI07tRDVS ~ R6[ I Num. Chron., 84+32 C4 ~ I904, p. 35I , ~

Ecclesiastical Mint oj York: Penny , no.I. 00

I34· Rev. OIVI / T7tS / 6BO / R7tOI I Num. Chron., I 38 I (3 ; neyerused. o in centre; uncertain stops; irregular style. I904, p. 352,

N .B. Some early reverses of this reign may have been catalogued under no. r. Edward III.

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HENRY IV

Ecclesiastical Mint oj Durham: Pennies Light Coinage, 1412- 13

135. Obv. + 116flRIOVS = R6X [ A coin from this die in the B.M. (Wheeler Sale, 1930, lot 247).

136. Rev. OIVI / T~S / [ ] / Ol1m . . No crosier.

HENRY V

E cclesiastical Mint of Y or k : Pennies

Group VIII c, c. 1420

137. Obv. + 116flRl[ ]X x ~fl61116 = * and ••• by crown.

138. Obv. + IlOflRIOVS x R6X x ~fl61116 * and ••• by crown.

139. Rev . OIVI / T~S / 6BO / R~OI

140 . Rev . ] T~S x / 6BO / R~O[

Reference:

Num. Chron., 1905, p. 305, no.I.

Num. Chron., 1905, p. 305, var.

Num. Chron., 1930, p. 85, VIII cor IX.

Num. Chron., 1930, p. 85, VIllcorIX.

Num. Chron., 1930, p. 85, VIII cor IX.

Num. Chron., 1930, p . 85, VIllc or IX var.

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Size, mm. Condition

84+37 Cs t1 .... ~ CI)

60 C4 .... ~

S. ~

;p <::l" -.... (')

~ ~ (')

70+35 C3; fragment ~ missing. ~

0

75+53 C3 ~ ~~

~ 54 C4 ~

52 O· , fragment missing.

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HENRY VI

Ecclesiastical Mint of York [or Durham]: Pennies

Early Rosette-Mascle issue, (?), c. 1425

141. Obv. +heDmGVS: ReX [?] 7tDe:we * 1. of crown; no mark r.; stop after ReX uncertain.

Rosette-Mascle issue, c. 1425-8

142. Obv. + heDmGVS: REX o7tDeIlle * and .'. by crown.

143. Obv. + heDmGVS: ReX 0 7tDel1le * and .'. by crown.

Uncertain issue, perhaps Rosette-Mascle

144. Obv. + heDmGVS [ ]l1le [?] Marks by crown uncertain.

145. Obv. [

146. Obv. [ ]

Reference: Size, mm. Condition

..j::... 00

Num. Chron., 192+581 C5; shank N

19II, pp. marked with ~ 161-2. . crown. ~

~. .,.... ~

Num. Chron., 185+50 1 C2; shank C'>

1902, p. 238; marked with "i:; crown. ~

Num. Chron., \ 77+54\ (3; shank ~ 1902, p. 238. marked with C">

~

? 84+64

? 80+57

? 95+55

crown. C'> C"> o ~ ~

C5; shank ~ marked with C">

crown. ~C'>

C5; shank ~ marked with ~ crown.

C5; shank marked with four crowns, one on each side.

tTl

Ecclesiastical Mint oj York: Pennies Rosette-Masc1e issue, c. 142S-8

147. Rev. GIVI / 0 T7\S / * aBO / R7\GI <> in ·centre.

148. Rev. GIVI / 0 T7\S / * aBO / R7\GI <> in centre.

149. Rev. GIVI / 0 T7\S / * aBO / R7\Gl <> in centre.

ISO. Rev. ]a[ ] / R7\GI <> in centre.

Uncertain issue

EDWARD IV London Mint: Rose Noble

Initial-mark Rose, 146S lSI. Obv . a / DW7\RD ~A DI 6R7\ A Rax A 7\D611 A S A .RR7\DG ~A

I A DDS ~A I A B~A No mark in waves. There seems to be no specimen known from this die.

HENRY VIII Perhaps Canterbury Mint: Penny

Base issue, IS44-7 IS2 . Obv. + H.D.G.R.OSA.SINE.SPINE

Bust r. of latest type.

Size, Reference mm. Condition

Num. Ckron., S4 C3; split. 1902, p. 238.

Num. Ckron., So C3 ; head of die 1902, p. 238. set ill new

shank. Num. Ckron., So (3

1902, p. 238.

I I C5 54

N~tm. Ckron., I SO+S7 I cr 1909, p. 193, no. I var.

Brooke,Eng­lisk Coins, p. 187.

IOS+36 1 C2; shank markedWH.

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FOREIGN COIN: FLANDERS

MARY OF BURGUNDY, I477-I482 Double Briquet, Fusicq or Patard.

153 . Obv. mJIRIJI = DVGISSJI = D6 = GOmrr = R = Two lions facing; above c.:J; i.m. plain cross.

UNCERTAIN 154. Obv. [ ]'

Defaced die of penny size or slighty larger (diameter of face 22 mm.) ; square section with wide flanges at bottom. See diagram.

Size, R eference I mm. I Condition

Engel et Ser- 60+78 (I rure, p. lI68, fig. 1775.

? 1100+94

In addition to the dies catalogued there are deposited in the Public Record Office 38 dies, which, owing to rust, defacement, or over-cleaning, are illegible and not worth cataloguing.

These are: Obverses of Groats Reverses of Groats Obverses of Half-groats Reverses of Half-groats Obverses of Pennies Reverses of Pennies Obverses of Halfpennies (?) Reverses of Halfpennies (?)

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