409, Lot: 956. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Ryal – Rose Noble (34.5mm, 7.53 g, 8h). Light coinage, type VI. London (Tower) mint; im: sun. Struck 1465-1466. (sun) ЄD WΛRD’ · DI : GRΛ’ RЄX · ΛnGL’ · Z · FRΛnC’ · DnS’ · I · B’ · (trefoil and double trefoil stops), Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; Є on banner at stern, rose on hull / (sun) IhC’ · ΛVT · TRΛnSIЄnS : PЄR mЄDIVm : ILLORVm : h I BΛT (trefoil and double trefoil), rose over sun with fleurs, crowns, and lions; small trefoils in spandrels. Blunt & Whitton Type VI, var. 1a; Schneider 350–1 var. (rev. legend); North 1549; SCBC 1950. Good Fine. Rare with h before IBΛT at end of reverse, none in CoinArchives.