Edward IV gold Half-Ryal, York mint, E in waves, MS64, ex Tradewinds
Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), gold Half-Ryal of five shillings, light coinage (1464-1470), York Mint, armoured King standing facing in ship, holding sword and quartered shield, flag with letter E at stern, rose on hull of ship, E in waves below for Eboracum [York], legend surrounds E DWΛRD.: DI.: GRΛ.: REX'.: ΛnGL'.: .:FRAnC, rev. rose over a radiate sun over ornate cross with lis terminals, crowned lions in angles, beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs surrounding, small trefoils in spandrels, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark lis, * DOMINE NE IN FVRORE AVO' ARGVAS ME*, weight 3.76g (Schneider 424; N.1558; S.1963). Toned, struck from a sharp obverse die with excellent overall detail, reverse pleasing, parts of the legends a little soft, graded by NGC as MS64.
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Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), gold Half-Ryal of five shillings, light coinage (1464-1470), York Mint, armoured King standing facing in ship, holding sword and quartered shield, flag with letter E at stern, rose on hull of ship, E in waves below for Eboracum [York], legend surrounds E DWΛRD.: DI.: GRΛ.: REX'.: ΛnGL'.: .:FRAnC, rev. rose over a radiate sun over ornate cross with lis terminals, crowned lions in angles, beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs surrounding, small trefoils in spandrels, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark lis, * DOMINE NE IN FVRORE AVO' ARGVAS ME*, weight 3.76g (Schneider 424; N.1558; S.1963). Toned, struck from a sharp obverse die with excellent overall detail, reverse pleasing, parts of the legends a little soft, graded by NGC as MS64.
