Durham Palatinate Mint Coin Collection

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Introduction

Contents

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Catalogue

• Tray 1
• Edward I (1272-1307)
• Edward II (1307-27)
• Edward III (1327-77)
• Richard II (1377-99)
• Henry V (1413-22)
• Henry VI (1422-61)
• Edward IV (1st reign, 1461-70)
• Edward IV (2nd reign, 1471-83)
• Henry VII (1485-1509)
• Henry VIII (1509-47)
• Tray 2
• Edward I (1272-1307)
• Edward II (1307-27)

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Bishops of Durham during the medieval period were among those with the right to issue coins, primarily silver pennies, which were struck by hand by an officially appointed moneyer who was usually based on Palace Green, at Durham. The obverse bore the head of the reigning monarch according to the standard coinage of the time while the reverse was usually modified to reflect the local source (with legends referring to Durham and sometimes references to the current bishop). The right to mint coins was suppressed in 1536. Understanding of the sequence of medieval coin production has developed significantly in the last century, leading to revisions of the classification system. Martin Allen, The Durham mint (London: Spink, 2003) provides a comprehensive account of the history of coins produced at Durham in this period.

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Accession details

35 coins presented by G. W. Kitchin, Dean of Durham, 1908. 1 coin presented by W. M. Dixon, 1908. 18 coins rom the collection of J. T. Pegge of Saddler Street, Durham, given by J. T. Fowler, 1914. Others unrecorded.

Catalogue

Tray 1
Tray 2