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A slightly clipped silver medieval groat of Edward IV, issued AD 1464/5-1470. Second coinage. ?Crown/sun inital marks. Quatrefoils by neck and on breast. London mint.
North 1991, vol.II, 87, no.1571ff
Diameter: 25.0mm, thickness: 1.0mm, weight: 2.77g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1470
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.77 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1631 - 1633)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, quatrefoil to each side of neck and on cusp
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRA D--
Reverse description: Long cross dividing double legend, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM A-DIVTOR-E MEV/ CIVI-TAS LON-DON
Initial mark: ?Crown/Sun
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 87 | 1571ff |