Code: 12695
Silver Groat (4d) of King Edward IV (First Reign Light Coinage 1464-1470) "Light Coinage" Groat - Type F ; class VI - silver - London mint - mm. sun/sun - n.d. (1465-6)
Obverse inscription: ☀ ЄDWΛRD x DI x GRΛ' RЄX x ΛNGL' x Z x FRΛNC "Edward By The Grace of God King of England and France"
Obverse description: Crowned facing portrait ; quatrefoils at neck ; within tressure of arches with flowers on cusps.
Reverse inscription: ☀ POSVI - DЄVm ⁑ Λ - DIVTOR - Є' x mЄVm inner script CIVI - TΛS ⚜ - LOn - DOn. "I have made God my helper / City of London"
Reverse description: Long cross with pellets in angles; fleur-de-lis after TAS
DENOMINATION: Groat (4d)
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: Edward IV
DATE: 1461 - 1470 AD (mm Sun 1465 - 1466 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 26mm diameter
WEIGHT: 2.94 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 2000 ; North 1569 (Type F ; Class VI)
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection in Devon, United Kingdom
