I would love to find one of these coins,
Same as Hedgehog and Kane.
Group 1 class ii, SIMOND- cross pattee.
You are correct Maxine
For those that are not familiar with it, the Rhuddlan mint shortcross coins are described as an irregular local issue and are classified differently.
The coins were minted from 1180-1215, so were for Henry II, Richard I and John, but not Henry III.
The legends are sometimes retrograde (backwards) and there are often reversed letters.
The mint signature is usually RVLA, but can also be RVLAN, RVTLAN, RVT or RVLTN.
The only moneyers were hALLI, SIMON(D), hENRICVS and TOMAS.
The coins are classed as two main groups, and five classes.
GROUP I (Similar to English classes 1-3)
Class i - c.1180-c.1190. Bust is similar to English class 1 with initial cross of pattée form. hALLI is the only moneyer.
Class ii - c.1190-c.1205. Similar bust but with fewer curls. Initial cross can be pattée or pommée. N's are usually reversed. Crown pellets in a 1-3-5 formation
Moneyers: hALLI - cross pommée and retrograde reverse legend; TOMAS - cross pommée; SIMON(D) - cross pattée.
GROUP II (Similar to English class 5)
Class iii - c.1205-c.1210. Cross pommée. Moneyer SIMON(D). N's of early coins are reversed, but in later ones are normal. The crowns of early coins are similar to Class ii, but later coins have the pellets in a 1-2-5 pattern. Class iii can therefore be sub-divided into iiia and iiib using these features.
Class iv - c.1210. Cross pommée. Reverse legend retrograde. Moneyer SIMOD
Class v - c.1210-c.1215. Cross pattée. Very crude bust. Moneyer hENRICVS.
If you don't know your cross pattée from your pommée, the cross pattée is the one at the top of the reverse of the puzzle coin, and a cross pommée is shown in the pic below.
