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Hammered coin mints and mint marks

This section of the site will give you valuable information about the mint marks of medieval hammered coins.

Mint marks give an identification of where that particular coin has been minted, mint marks and other symbols where also used to prevent fraud and counterfeiting.

Some mint markings reflected personal badges of the ruling Monarch at that time, for example the thistle of James I and the boars head of Richard III.

Norman Mint locations and inscriptions to look out for

MINT LOCATION   POSSIBLE INSCRIPTIONS TO BE FOUND ON THE COIN OXFORD OXSN; OXNE; OXNEF; OXSI; OXI LINCOLN LINCOLNE; LINC; LINI IPSWICH GIP; GIPE; GIPSP STAMFORD STN; STI DOVER DUF; DOFR; DOI; DOVER LONDON LVNDN; LVNDNE; LVNDENI; LUN; LUNI; LI; LVI; LOUN CANTERBURY CATPAI; C; CNT; CANTO;EANT; CNTLI

Below is a table that enables you to find the mint location and the reign that hammered coin was issued, if you can find the mint mark on the coin just follow the information across that particular row on the table to give you the mint location and date

Reigns covered in this section are:

Hammered coins of Elizabeth I; Henry VII; Henry VIII; Edward VI; Philip and Mary; Charles I and James I.

Hammered coin mint marks   Mint Mark Used in the reign of Mint location A Elizabeth I Tower of London 1583-84/5 Acorn Henry VIII Elizabeth I York 1526-30 Tower of London 1573-4 Anchor Henry VII Elizabeth I Charles I Tower of London 1490-1504 Tower of London 1597/8-1600 Tower of London 1628-9 Annulet & Pellet Henry VIII Tower of London 1544-7 Arrow Henry VIII Edward VI Tower of London 1532-42 Tower of London 1547-9 Bell Elizabeth I James I Tower of London 1582/3-83 Tower of London 1610-11 Book James I Tower of London 1616-7 Bow Edward VI Durham House 1548-9 Castle Henry VIII Elizabeth I Charles I Tower of London 1509-26 Tower of London 1570-2 Tower of London 1627-8 Castle with H Henry VIII Tower of London 1509-26 Catherine Wheel Henry VIII Canterbury 1533-44 Cinquefoil Henry VII James I Tower of London 1490-1504 Tower of London 1613-5 Coronet Elizabeth I James I Tower of London 1567-70 Tower of London 1607-9 Crescent Henry VIII Elizabeth I James I Durham 1526-9 Tower of London 1587-89/90 Tower of London 1617-8 Cross - calvary Charles I Tower of London 1625-6 Cross - crosslet Henry VII Elizabeth I Tower of London 1504-7 Tower of London 1560-1 Cross Fitchee Henry VII Henry VII (gold) Henry VIII Tower of London 1485-90 Tower of London 1492 Canterbury 1509-26 Cross - Long Elizabeth I Tower of London 1580-1 Cross - Patonce Henry VIII Canterbury 1526-32 Cross - Plain Henry VII Elizabeth I James I Durham 1484-94 Tower of London 1578-80 Tower of London 1618-9 Cross - Voided Henry VIII York 1514-30 Crowned Leopard’s Head Henry VII Edward VI Tower of London 1490-1504 Tower of London 1550 Heart Charles I Tower of London 1629-30 Crozier Henry VII Durham 1489-93 Cypher Elizabeth I Tower of London 1600-1 Dragon Henry VII 1504-7 E Henry VIII Edward VI Southwark 1544-7 Southwark 1547-9 Eglantine Elizabeth I Tower of London 1574-8 Ermine Elizabeth I Tower of London 1572-3 Escallop Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Elizabeth I James I Tower of London 1490-1504 York 1514-26 Tower of London 1551-3 Tower of London 1584/5-87 Tower of London 1606-7 Grapes James I Tower of London 1607 Grapple Edward VI Tower of London 1549 Greyhound’s Head Henry VII Tower of London 1500-7 Hand Elizabeth I Tower of London 1589/90-91/2 K Edward VI Tower of London 1547-9 Key Henry VIII Elizabeth I James I York 1530-44 Tower of London 1595/5-97/8 Tower of London 1609-10 Lion passant Edward VI Elizabeth I Tower of London 1550-1 Tower of London 1566/7-67 Lis Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Philip & Mary Elizabeth I James I Charles I Towerof London 1485-90 1504-9 Tower of London 1529-32; 1538-41; 1544-7 Durham 1509-26 Tower of London 1547-8; 1550-1 York 1547-8 Tower of London 1554-8 Tower of London 1558-60 Tower of London 1604-5; 1623-4 Tower of London 1625 Lis issuant from Rose Henry VII Tower of London 1490-1504 Lis upon half-rose Henry VII Tower of London 1485-7 Lis upon Sun & Rose Henry VII Tower of London 1485-90 Lis-Rose dimidiated Henry VII Tower of London 1485-90 Martlet Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Elizabeth I Canterbury 1501-9 York 1501-9 Canterbury 1509-26 York 1509-14 Tower of London 1550-1 Tower of London 1560-1 Moor’s Head Charles I Tower of London 1626-7 Mullet James I Tower of London 1611-2 Mullet (pierced) Edward VI York of London 1552-3 One Elizabeth I Tower of London 1601-2 Ostrich Head Edward VI Tower of London 1551 Pansy Henry VII Henry VIII Tower of London 1490-1504 York 1514-26 Pheon Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Elizabeth I Tower of London 1507-9 Tower of London 1509-26; 1541-2 Tower of London 1549 Tower of London 1561-5 Plume Charles I Tower of London 1630-1 Pomegranate Henry VIII Mary Canterbury 1509-26 Tower of London 1553-4 Portcullis Elizabeth I Tower of London 1565/6-66/7 Portcullis crowned Henry VIII Tower of London 1509-26 Rose Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Elizabeth I James I Tower of London 1490-4; 1500-7 Tower of London 1526-9 Durham 1509-26 Tower of London 1549-51 Tower of London 1565-65/6 Tower of London 1605-6; 1620-1 Rose (halved) & Castle Mary Philip & Mary Tower of London 1553-4 Tower of London 1554-8 Saltire James I Tower of London 1619 Six Edward VI Tower of London 1549-50 Spur rowel Henry VIII James I Durham 1523-6 Tower of London 1619-20 Star Henry VIII Durham 1526-44 York 1514-26 Star radiant Henry VIII Durham 1526-44 Sun (halved) & Rose Henry VII Tower of London 1485-90 Sunburst Henry VIII Tower of London 1537-8 Sword Elizabeth I Tower of London 1581-1582/3 T Henry VIII Edward VI Canterbury 1526-32 Canterbury 1549-50 ‘TC’ Edward VI Bristol 1549 Thistle James I Tower of London 1603-4; 1621-3 Tower James I Tower of London 1612-3 Trefoil Henry VIII Edward VI James I Durham 1526-9 Tower of London 1613; 1624 Tun Henry VII Edward VI Elizabeth I James I Canterbury 1486-1504 Tower of London 1551-3 Tower of London 1591/2-94 Tower of London 1615-6 Two Elizabeth I Tower of London 1602-3 Warham’s uncertain Henry VIII Canterbury 1526-32 Woolpack Elizabeth I Tower of London 1594-95/6 ‘WS’ Henry VIII Edward VI Bristol 1546-7 Bristol 1547-9 Y Edward VI Tower of London 1549-51

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