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Description: | A silver hammered groat from the first reign of Edward IV (1461-1470). The coin is from the Light Coinage period (1464/5-1470), Standard Type F, North no 1567. The mint is London. The obverse shows a forward facing, crowned bust with a quatrefoil on either side of the neck within a tressure of arches. The obverse legend reads EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC. The reverse shows a solid long cross with four pellets in one quadrant and three pellets in the other quadrants. The reverse legend starts with a rose initial mark: POSVI/DEVM A/DIVOR/E MEVM / CIVI/TAS/LON/DON. Diameter: 25.99mm. Thickness: 0.76mm. Weight: 2.9g. Die axis: 8 o'clock.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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