English Medieval Coins - Edward IV - London - Muled Marks Heavy Coinage Groat
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LOT 2239

English Medieval Coins - Edward IV - London - Muled Marks Heavy Coinage Groat 1461-1464 A.D.

First reign, heavy coinage, group I. Obv: facing bust with lis on breast and pellet each side of crown within tressure with EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRAN legend with 'cross fleury' mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with extra pellet in 2nd and 4th quarters and POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint with 'lis' mintmark. Near extremely fine. Rare.(3.64 grams.).

Provenance

Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman.

Literature

S. 1969; N. 1529; see Blunt and Whitton, The Coinages of Edward IV and of Henry VI (Restored), in BNJ 25, 1949, pp.4-60 and pl.I,1 (different dies).

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LOT 2239

English Medieval Coins - Edward IV - London - Muled Marks Heavy Coinage Groat

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