Ireland, Edward IV Groat, Limerick mint, with Irish title, rosettes by neck
Ireland, Edward IV (1461-83), silver Groat, light coinage (c.1475), Limerick Mint, crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arcs, L on cusp below for Limerick, rosette cinquefoil either side of neck, beaded circles and partially visible legend surrounding with Irish title evident as last word "hyBER", rev. cross pattée, tri-pellets in each angle, two quarters with two pellets and rosette cinquefoil, beaded circles and twin concentric legend surrounding, outer legend reads *POSVI DEVm A DIVTOR E mEVm, inner legend reads, CIVI TAS* LImI RICI, rosette cinquefoil after TAS, weight 1.93g (DF p.31 note; S.6380B). Darkly toned, appears to be struck short of flan as weight standard was around 2g at this time, a nice bold strike with great portrait and clear details, very fine and very rare this well preserved, only the second we have handled from this mint.
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Ireland, Edward IV (1461-83), silver Groat, light coinage (c.1475), Limerick Mint, crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arcs, L on cusp below for Limerick, rosette cinquefoil either side of neck, beaded circles and partially visible legend surrounding with Irish title evident as last word "hyBER", rev. cross pattée, tri-pellets in each angle, two quarters with two pellets and rosette cinquefoil, beaded circles and twin concentric legend surrounding, outer legend reads *POSVI DEVm A DIVTOR E mEVm, inner legend reads, CIVI TAS* LImI RICI, rosette cinquefoil after TAS, weight 1.93g (DF p.31 note; S.6380B). Darkly toned, appears to be struck short of flan as weight standard was around 2g at this time, a nice bold strike with great portrait and clear details, very fine and very rare this well preserved, only the second we have handled from this mint.
