Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Ryal, Coventry, mm. sun on rev. only, c in waves, trefoil and double trefoil stops, lis in spandrels, 7.67g/12h (SCBI Schneider 421, same obv. die; B & W VI, 1; N 1551; S 1955). Nearly extremely fine, an attractive example of this very rare issue
£6,000-£8,000

Norweb Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 887; Royal Berkshire Collection [from Spink 1995]

The Coventry mint, in the charge of John Worlege and Thomas Melson, was opened on 6 July 1465 but had closed by 16 September (BNJ XXV, pp.11-15)