Richard II Groat type II, super portrait piece of this usually weak coinage
Richard II (1377-99), silver Groat of Fourpence, type II, facing crowned bust within double tressure of nine arcs, fleur on each cusp including breast, legend with inner and outer beaded circles surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark cross pattée, +RICARD'x DIxx GRAxx REXx AnGLxZx FRAnCIE, retrograde Z, rev. long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, double concentric legends with beaded inner and outer circles surrounding, inner legend reads CIVI TAS LON DON, last N with contraction mark above, outer legend reads, +POSVI DEVmxx A DIVTOR Emxx mEV, weight 4.49g (N.1320b; S.1679). Toned, a little uneven in shape as usual for these issues, good very fine for the issue, a superb portrait piece of this very rare issue, extremely rare.
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Richard II (1377-99), silver Groat of Fourpence, type II, facing crowned bust within double tressure of nine arcs, fleur on each cusp including breast, legend with inner and outer beaded circles surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark cross pattée, +RICARD'x DIxx GRAxx REXx AnGLxZx FRAnCIE, retrograde Z, rev. long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, double concentric legends with beaded inner and outer circles surrounding, inner legend reads CIVI TAS LON DON, last N with contraction mark above, outer legend reads, +POSVI DEVmxx A DIVTOR Emxx mEV, weight 4.49g (N.1320b; S.1679). Toned, a little uneven in shape as usual for these issues, good very fine for the issue, a superb portrait piece of this very rare issue, extremely rare.
