A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470 AD), minted at London. Light Coinage, 1464\/5-1470. Initial mark: sun (North 1991: 86, ref: 1568 Vd).
\nObverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck
\nReverse: POSVI\/DEVM A\/DIVTOR\/E MEVM (saltire stops, large serif to P) (I have made God my Helper) CIVI\/TAS\/LOn\/DOn; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an extra pellet in LON quadrant)<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"IOW-310FC7","id":"479219","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-03 14:30:21","broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","updated":"2012-01-10 07:52:56","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4F0310FC001E61","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2011-12-07","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"99","curr_loc":"Finder","inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"479219","old_findID":"IOW-310FC7","uniqueID":"PAS4F0310FC001E61","objecttype":"COIN","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":null,"diameter":"25.3","quantity":"1","other_ref":"IOW2012-1-7","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"1464","numdate2":"1470","description":"
A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470 AD), minted at London. Light Coinage, 1464\/5-1470. Initial mark: sun (North 1991: 86, ref: 1568 Vd).
\nObverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck
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