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Text Box: For information ~ I’ve prepared this potted history of the chronology of medieval English coins...

 

 

 

 

 

Royal House

Sovereign

from

to

Notes

Norman

William I

1066

1087

 

 

William II

1087

1100

 

 

Henry I

1100

1135

 

 

Stephen

1135

1154

 

Plantagenet

Henry II

1154

1189

Short cross penny first struck 1180.

 

Richard I

1189

1199

Only Anglo-Galic coins of Richard the lion-heart bear the name Ricardvs otherwise coins struck in this reign bore his fathers name.

 

John

1199

1216

 

 

Henry III

1216

1272

Gold penny struck 1257, Long cross penny introduced 1247 to deter clipping.

 

Edward I

1272

1307

First Groat, Farthing and Halfpenny struck 1279.

 

Edward II

1307

1327

 

 

Edward III

1327

1377

First Florin, Double Florin and Noble minted 1344.

 

Richard II

1377

1399

 

Lancaster

Henry IV

1399

1413

 

 

Henry V

1413

1422

 

 

Henry VI

1422

1461

First reign of Henry VI.

York

Edward IV

1461

1485

First reign of Edward IV.  The Ryal, Angel and Half Angel first minted.  The Noble was altered (Rose Noble).

 

Henry VI

1470

1471

Henry VI restored to throne.

 

Edward IV

1471

1483

Edward IV restored to throne.

 

Richard III

1483

1485

 

Tudor

Henry VII

1485

1509

Sovereign and Shilling (a.k.a. Testoon) first minted.

 

Henry VIII

1509

1547

The Crown Introduced 1526.

 

Edward VI

1547

1553

The Halfcrown, Sixpence and Threepence first minted 1551.

 

Mary

1553

1554

 

 

Philip & Mary

1554

1558

 

 

Elizabeth I

1558

1603

Three Farthing piece and Three Halfpence piece introduced. Irish Shilling used in England as a Ninepence piece.  First milled coins introduced.

Stuart

James

1603

1625

James I of England (James VI of Scotland).  The Unite is introduced 1604 and replaced by the Laurel in 1619. 

 

Charles I

1625

1649

Siege pieces struck in Civil war from 1644.

 

 

1649

1660

Commonwealth (Cromwell coinage was machine made not hammered).

 

Charles II

1660

1685

 Hammered coins superseded by milled in 1663.