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This type V die may have been altered and used by the London mint. Stewartby, in <em>English Coins 1180 - 1551<\/em>, identifies this coin as follows: \"... a rare variety of London Vd \/ VI mule shows the breast fleur punched over an \"E\".\" For a full discussion of the varieties of groat mule produced during the recoinage period see Stewartby, pages 351 - 354. Cf also North number 1583.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"SWYOR-1CE662","id":"449531","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-06-22 12:13:42","broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","updated":"2011-06-29 09:38:50","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4E01CE6600135C","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":"2011-02-17","createdBy":"516","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":"Include in MedArch","subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"449531","old_findID":"SWYOR-1CE662","uniqueID":"PAS4E01CE6600135C","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":"0.66","diameter":"26.59","quantity":"1","other_ref":"PAS Form number 1427","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"1464","numdate2":"1466","description":"<p>A medieval coin; a silver groat of Edward IV (1461 - 1470), Light coinage (1464 - 1470). This is a mule with a type Vd obverse and a type VI reverse. Muling between types V and VI is quite common. Type Vd is the commonest variety of type V obverse and can be identified by the letter P having a very long foot and the letter A being slightly bow-legged. However, this example appears to have an E on the breast, which indicates that it is a rare variety of Vd\/VI mule, struck from an obverse die intended for the York mint (E standing for Eboracum). Stewartby explains that in 1464\/5 there was a re-coinage and Royal mints were opened at Bristol, Coventry, Norwich and York. The York mint was opened slightly later than the others and never received any type V dies. It is likely however, that at least one type V die was produced for York, but because the type VI coins were about to be introduced, it was never sent out. This type V die may have been altered and used by the London mint. Stewartby, in <em>English Coins 1180 - 1551<\/em>, identifies this coin as follows: \"... a rare variety of London Vd \/ VI mule shows the breast fleur punched over an \"E\".\" For a full discussion of the varieties of groat mule produced during the recoinage period see Stewartby, pages 351 - 354. 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