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Description: | A complete but badly clipped penny of Edward IV (diameter: 17.5mm; thickness: 0.3mm; weight: 0.7g), minted in York (Episcopal) during the Light Coinage issue of Edward??s first reign, between AD 1464/5 ?? 1470 by Archbishop George Neville (North, page 88, re no 1594) or by the following people in his second reign between AD 1471 ?? 1483:
Archbishop George Neville
Sede Vacante in AD 1476
Archbishop Lawrence Booth
Sede Vacante in AD 1480
Archbishop Thomas Rotherham
It is difficult to be more certain regarding the people above, but the essential marking to the left of the bust is worn away. Initial mark: rose. Ref: North, J, J, 1991, ??English Hammered Coinage Volume 2: Edward I to Charles II 1272 ?? 1662??, page 88, ref no 1594 & page 94, ref nos 1650-6. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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