Code: 12717
Silver Groat (4d) of King Edward IV Second reign, London, Type XXI
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, rose on breast, mintmark heraldic cinquefoil both sides
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM A DIVTORE MEVM, additional cinquefoil stop after Devm inner legend CIVITAS LONDON "I have made God my helper / City of London"
Reverse description: ong cross pattee, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, outer legend. This coin was minted towards the end of Edwards reign during the Wars of the Roses, you can clearly see the same portrait that was later utilised by his brother King Richard III.
DENOMINATION: Groat (4d)
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: Edward IV
DATE: 1471 - 1483 AD (mm heraldic cinquefoil 1480 - 1483 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 26mm diameter
WEIGHT: 2.90 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 2100; North.1631
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Coventry, United Kingdom
