Code: 12540
Silver Groat (4d) of King Edward IV (First Reign Light Coinage 1464-1470)
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC "Edward By The Grace of God King of England and France"
Obverse description: crowned facing bust, B on breast, quatrefoils at neck, mintmark Sun
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV A DIVTOR E MEVM, inner script VILLA BRESTOLL. "I have made God my helper / Town of Bristol"
Reverse description: long cross pattee, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding.
DENOMINATION: Groat (4d)
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: Edward IV
DATE: 1461 - 1470 AD
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 24.3mm diameter
WEIGHT: 3.11 grams
ATTRIBUTION: S.2004; N.1580
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Wirral
