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Auction: 25124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 43: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 36A

Edward I (1272-1307), New Coinage, Groat, from 1279, Tower (London), + EDWARDVS : D’I : GRA' : REX : ANGL', crowned bust facing, rev. :DN'S hIBn' E DVX AQVT' // LOn DOn IA C IVI, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 5.80g, (BM 2024T105 = PAS WMID-AE8F1C this coin; North 1007; Fox 5; S.1379A), residually gilt and traces of solder where once brooch mounted across portrait (11 - 5 o'clock), otherwise struck details fine or marginally better with attractive field patina, a celebrated Medieval rarity

Provenance

Found at Field Daling (Norfolk), 25 February 2024

~ Recorded with the British Museum and subsequently disclaimed after inquest as Treasure, 8 December 2024 ~



The following note was appended to the Coroner's Report of this coin: "Edward I introduced the large silver groat in AD1279, but it did not become a successful part of the currency at this time: only in AD 1351, with Edward III's revival of the denomination, did this occur.



This find adds another example to the corpus of Edward I groats and another to those known to have survived in brooch form. Other, similarly sized coins were also converted into brooches in England at this time, mostly gros tournois of the contemporary kings of France. On both groups of coins, the English and French, the side of the converted coin on display is the reverse with the prominent cross design.



A small number of examples of these coin brooches have been recovered in recent years and recorded by The Portable Antiquities Scheme including: 2024T563 (WAW-17CC11), 2008 T654 (NCL-7F9C81), 2016 T547 (KENT-E4ED84), 2008 W18 (NMGW-45F745) 2020 T979 (KENT-FE6D84)."

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