EDWARD IV. (1461 to 1483.)

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.

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