EDVVARDVSxx DEIxx GRAxx AnGLIxx FRAxx REX
design by Jody Clark of The White Griffin (half Lion half Eagle) of Edward III holding a coronation shield of the badge of the House of Windsor
in original Royal Mint red box with gold crest of George V on lid and gold pinstriping (S
otherwise a superior specimen for the type
a few light surface marks and imperfections
Edward the Martyr, Portrait Penny, Stamford, Ogea, ex Mossop, Lessen and English Doctor EDVVARDVSxx DEIxx GRAxx AnGLIxx FRAxxEdward the Martyr (975 978), silver portrait Penny, Stamford Mint, Moneyer Ogea, diademed and draped portrait left, linear circle and legend with outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, +EADPARD REX ANGLO, rev. small cross patte, +OGEA M O STANFORD, weight 1. 29g (BMC I, 30; SCBI 27: 1094 Lincolnshire; N. 763; S. 1142). Attractively toned, some raised die flaws or rust spots in obverse field, well struck with a nice bold artistic portrait, with a