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LOT 2572
English Medieval Coins - Edward IV - London - Groat 1471-1472 A.D.
Second reign. Obv: facing bust within tressure with EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC legend with 'annulet' mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEV and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint. Near very fine.(2.84 grams.).
Provenance
Found near Cheddar, Somerset, 2000's.
Property of a Skegness gentleman.
Literature
S. 2096; N. 1631.
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