English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins — John Shaqi
English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Groat, Half-groat, Penny, Halfpenny,
and Farthing. _Gold._ Noble, Rose-noble Royal or Rial, Half-noble
or Half-rial, Quarter-noble or Quarter-rial, Angel, an Angelet or
Half-angel.
OBVERSE.--_Type._ The general types of his silver coins are same as
those of his predecessors. The Groat and Half-groat have the bust
within the circle of arches; Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing, the same
as before. Some have the royal badge of the House of York, the rose, on
either side the neck of the bust, and others an annulet and rose, or
four pellets, etc., on the breast; others with the initial letter of
the town.
_Legend._ EDWARD. With titles as before. On the Farthing EDWARD REX
ANGL. REVERSE.--_Type._ Similar to the others.
_Legend._ On Groat and Half-groat. POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM in the
outer circle, and name of town in the inner. On the lesser coins the
names of towns only, as CIVITAS LONDON, etc.
_Gold._ Noble. Same type as his predecessor. Rial or Rose-noble, and
its Half, much the same general type, but with a rose on the side of
the ship, beneath the king and letter E on the flag.
REVERSE.--Within a tressure as before a sun of sixteen rays in place of
limbs of the cross, the lions and crowns and the terminations of the
limbs remaining.
_Legend._ As before. Quarter-rial: arms as before within a quatrefoil;
there are several minor varieties. Angel and angelet as before. The sun
and the rose were badges of the House of York.
EDWARD V. (1483.)
There are some gold and silver coins exactly similar to those of Edward
IV., but bearing as mint marks a boar’s head, a rose-en-soleil, or
a rose-en-soleil on one side and boar’s head on the other, that are
conjectured to have been issued by this youthful king by authority and
order of his uncle the “Protector,” afterwards Richard III., whose
badges they bear. They are extremely rare.
RICHARD III. (1483 to 1485.)
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Groat, Half-groat, Penny, and Halfpenny.
_Gold._ Angel, and Angelet or Half-angel.
OBVERSE.--_Type._ As his predecessors’; the only difference being the
alteration of name in the legend; on some he has a cross on the breast;
mint marks, a boar’s head, and rose-en-soleil.
_Legend._ RICARD.--D. G. or GRA.--REX.--AN. ANG. or ANGL.--Z. FRANC.
REVERSE.--_Type._ As before, but with the different mint marks and
badges.
_Legend._ As before, Groat and Half-groat, POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM, in
outer, and name of town in inner circle. Penny and Halfpenny, name of
town only, as CIVITAS LONDON. Angel, PER CRVSEM (or CRVCE) TVA SALVA
NOS XPE REDEMPT. Half-angel, O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA.
_Rarity_. All rare, those with M. M., a boar’s head, especially so.
HENRY VII. (1485 to 1509.)
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Testoon or Shilling, Groat, Half-groat,
Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing. _Gold._ Rose-noble or Rial, Angel,
Angelet or Half-angel, Sovereign or Double-rial, and Double-sovereign.
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