England Ryal — Edward IV, York Lis Issue (1464–1470)

About this coin

Obverse

The crowned, armoured king stands in a ship holding sword and quartered shield. A rose decorates the hull, E flies on the stern banner and another E lies in the sea.

Script: Latin

Lettering

EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRAN DNS IB

Translation

Edward, by the grace of God, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland.

Reverse

A radiate rose centres a floriate cross with lis terminals. A crowned lion occupies each angle within an eight-arched tressure.

Script: Latin

Lettering

IHC AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLORVM IBAT

Translation

But Jesus, passing through their midst, went his way.

Mints and mintmarks

York mint; E in the sea below the ship.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

E in waves; lis initial mark.

Identification and varieties

Undated first-reign light coinage. Mintmark periods are conventional attributions; legend punctuation and spelling differ between dies.

Measurements

Recorded museum specimen: 36 mm, 7.213 g. These measurements are not a prescribed weight for every surviving coin.