Edward IV 1st reign Groat, heavy coinage, London, eye after TAS, ex Collection of Hammered Coins of England, Scotland and Ireland and Smith three excellent portraits

three excellent portraits

otherwise fully round good very fine and a very pleasing example of this the final and rarest mint mark for the Elizabethan Crown

under Bishop Beaumont

85g (Bull 2523

Edward IV 1st reign Groat, heavy coinage, London, eye after TAS, ex Collection of Hammered Coins of England, Scotland and Ireland and Smith three excellent portraitsEdward IV, first reign (1461 70), silver Groat of Fourpence, heavy coinage (1461 64), type III, London Mint, facing crowned bust, quatrefoil each side of neck, within double tressure of nine arcs, fleur on six cusps, blundered trefoil on breast, legend with inner and outer beaded circles surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark rose (1464 65), EDWARD'x DIx GRAx REX'x AnGL'x Zx FRAnC, rev. long cross patte, tri pellets in each inner angle, double