Description
Edward IV, first reign (1461-70) Ryal, light coinage 1464-70, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ships rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark long cross fitchee on reverse only (c.1469-70), legend surrounds ED/ WARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS IB. Rev, rose at centre radiating into a sunburst, over cross, crowned lions in each angle, tressure of eight arcs, small trefoils in spandrels, legend reads IHC AVT TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLORV I.BAT, 7.72g (S.1951; N.1549; Schneider 375; Blunt & Whitt on type X; Webb-Ware dies 54/X). Struck on a full flan, a bold good very fine to extremely fine.
Edward IV’s light coinage was struck to a 23 ct purity, (0.995 fine), it only included four denominations; Ryal, Half Ryal, Quarter Ryal and the much coveted Angel. The mints are as follows, London, Bristol, Coventry, Norwich and York, added to this are the Flemish Low Countries imitative series, of which most are familiar with the Group II types ‘Flemish Imitation of the Gold Rose Noble or Ryal – the mint of Gorinchem, Western Netherlands. (cf, Schneider vol 1 : pp 77 for further reading
