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THE PENNIES OF EDWARD I, II,AND III. 281are not intended to be exhaustive, but, merely toemphasize distinctive points.I a [PI. X. l].Reads RGX ft <strong>of</strong> Lombardic form.;No hair on <strong>the</strong> king's forehead, a feature peculiar tothis type. On all coins <strong>of</strong> Group I <strong>the</strong> crown has aflatter b<strong>and</strong> across <strong>the</strong> forehead than is found insubsequent groups. Mints : London only.I & [Pi. X. 2].Eeads 6D RX 7TH6M6 DHS MBH.Small, neat lettering. H or H indifferently. Nodrapery on <strong>the</strong> king's breast, a peculiarity which doesnot occur again. Mints : London only.or H indifferently ;I c [PI. X. 3].Eeads R6X ;Hvariations in number <strong>and</strong> posi-small, neat lettering ;tions <strong>of</strong> stops. Two slightly different faces are found.Mints : London only.I d [PI. X. 4].Eeads R instead <strong>of</strong> R6X;Hor Hindifferently larger lettering <strong>and</strong> larger bust. Mints ; :London only. A rare variety, which has an annulethave been struck for <strong>the</strong>on <strong>the</strong> king's breast, mayAbbot <strong>of</strong> Eeading, or for <strong>the</strong> kingas receiver <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>temporalities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> abbey, in <strong>the</strong> year 1280. 1II a [PL X. 5].Tall bust, with long neck ;letter Hinvariably <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> form H, which does not reappearsubsequently until <strong>the</strong> reign <strong>of</strong> Edward III. Mints :London, Canterbury, Durham, York.III a [PI. X. 6].Shorter neck <strong>and</strong> broader face ;curved drapery, with returning ends. Eound pearlsinstead <strong>of</strong> spear-heads between <strong>the</strong> fleurs-de-lis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>crown. Mints : London only.1<strong>The</strong>re are rare coins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Canterbury <strong>and</strong> York mints, <strong>of</strong>Group II, which were struck from obverse dies <strong>of</strong> I d. <strong>The</strong>explanation is doubtless that William de Turnemire, when he tookover <strong>the</strong> mint in 1280 <strong>and</strong> opened <strong>the</strong> provincial branches, sent outsome obverse dies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old stock.NUMISM. CBBON., VOL. XVII, SEBIKS IV.U

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