Obverse:

EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB. Facing crowned bust.

Reverse:

CIVITAS LONDON. Longcross with trefoil pellets in each angle.

Good very fine and richly toned. 

Reportedly from the Blackhills Hoard, 1911.

The Blackhills Hoard was discovered on 1st April 1911 by a tenant farmer, while ploughing at Blackhills Farm, Kirkcudbrightshire. The hoard consisted of 2059 Edwardian silver pennies, which had been buried in a wooden bowl. The hoard was declared treasure trove and was passed into the hands of the Royal Exchequer. The National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in Edinburgh retained 8 of the coins and is thought to have returned the rest to the landowner, Mr Whitby. In 1993, a parcel of 380 of these coins were rediscovered in a solicitor’s office and were subjected to a detailed study. The hoard has a suggested deposition date of 1332.

For further reading see: S.A. Coupar (1997) ‘A parcel of silver pennies from the Blackhills hoard’ British Numismatic Journal, Vol. 67, pg. 99- 103.