Edward I (1272-1307), Groat, Tower, Type A, 5.02g, 11h, m.m. cross pattée, colon stops, + edwardvs: d'i: gra: rex: angl':, crowned bust with smaller pointing face, rosette on drapery of two wedges, rosettes beside hair, all in triple-tressure of four arches, trefoils in spandrels, rev. : dn's | hibn' | e dv[x] | aqvt on outer ring, lon | don | [ia] c | ivi in inner ring, pellet-barred n and top-tilted s in dns, tricolon before, long cross and pellets in angles (Allen [2004], dies a7/r5, and cf. pl. II, 13; Lockett [1955], 1208 same dies; Fox 5; North (A) 1007; S.1379A), chipped in two places, and with slightly porous surfaces from soil deposition, otherwise fair to almost fine, rare.
provenance
"Found on farmland in Bentley Parish, near Ipswich Cricket club", November 2005
Estimate: £600 - £800