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LOT 3526
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. [ECAR]CVS CЄI [GRA REX], crowned facing bust / C[IVI-TAS ERO]-RAC, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triples pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe Hoard of Late-Fifteenth-Century Forgeries," in BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. Near Fine.(0.48gr, 15mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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