Sovereign Rarities

Auction 2  –  24 September 2019

Sovereign Rarities, Auction 2

British, World and Ancient Coins

Tu, 24.09.2019, from 11:00 AM CEST
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Description

Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), gold Quarter Ryal of Two Shillings and Sixpence, Tower Mint, quartered shield, rose to left, sun to right, E above, all within four arc tressure, trefoils in spandrels, legend and beaded borders surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark long cross fitchée (1469-70) both sides, +EDWARD'x Dix GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx, rev. sunburst over cross ends with lis terminals, all within tressure of eight arcs, legend and beaded borders surrounding, trefoil stops, +EXALTABITVR. In. GLORIA., weight 1.88g (cf.Schneider 416; N.1560; S.1966). Waterworn and a little crimped with associated surface marks, otherwise good fine and the rarest mint mark for the denomination.

The mint mark of cross fitchée was only used in the last full year of the first reign of King Edward IV at the London Tower Mint, and could be represented by as little as £51,512 of face value of gold issued from 30th September 1469- 29th September 1470, but perhaps a little more as £46,001 worth was struck the full year before which would have encompassed the previous mint mark. Three denominations would have been struck, the full gold Ryal, Half-Ryal and the smaller denomination of the Quarter Ryal which typically would be expected to be struck in a smaller quantity than the larger coins from these totals. The totals of this period are a small proportion of what had already been struck previously under other mint marks in Edward IV’s first reign.

Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 756.

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Starting price 560 GBP
Estimate 800 GBP
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