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LOT 3528
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. First reign, 1461-1470.
Struck in an illicit mint in London, circa 1490-1500. Contemporary counterfeit of a Light coinage issue of the York mint. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries," BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. Fine.(0.43gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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During Edward IV’s recoinage of 1464/5, extra royal mints were opened to cope with the need for the new light coinage. In July 1465 the mints of Bristol, Coventry and Norwich were opened and in the case of York re-opened for this purpose. Blunt and Whitton suggested that both Coventry and Norwich were closed by September 1465 after just two months of production.
