YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Half Ryal (27mm, 3.79 g, 2h). Light coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: –/crown (over sun). Struck 1467-1468. VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 1241. Estimated: $ 2 000

British, Gold

Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Half Ryal (27mm, 3.79 g, 2h). Light coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: –/crown (over sun). Struck 1467-1468. ЄD WΛRD · DI GRΛ RЄX · ΛnGL · 7 · FRΛnC (single trefoil stops), Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; large rose on hull and banner with large Є in stern / (crown) DOmInЄ · nЄ · In FVRORЄ · TVO ΛRGVΛS · mЄ · (single trefoil stops), radiant sun, with rose in center, over cross with lis at ends; crowned lion passant in each quarter; all within polylobe with trefoil on cusps and in each spandrel. Cf. Blunt & Whitton type VII; cf. Schneider 383 (for type); North 1554; SCBC 1959. Minor mark on reverse. VF. Very rare and apparently unrecorded with this mintmark.

Ex Dr. Baumhauer Collection; Spink 164 (23 July 2003), lot 392.

Blunt & Whitton record an example with the sun initial mark on the obverse and the crown on the reverse, as well as the sun over the crown on the reverse, for type VIII, but do not note any with crown over sun.

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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