RICHARD III GROAT EF 1484-85 LONDON MINT MODERN MUSEUM SPECIMEN COIN

Description: Richard III GROAT MODERN MUSEUM SPECIMEN COIN EXACT IN DETAIL TO THE COIN IT WAS CAST FROM A HIGHLY DETAILED REPRODUCTION COIN AND A GREAT FILLER FOR ANY NUMISMATIST OR COLLECTOR OF ANCIENT COINS History: Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.Richard III’s coinage followed the pattern of previous reigns with the portrait remaining stylised, though this increasingly became more distinctive. His coinage can be divided into three types according to the mintmark. Type 1, the sun and rose coinage, lasted 24 days to 20th July 1483. Type 2, the boar’s head coinage, was issued until June 1484. Type 3, the sun and rose coinage, was struck until the end of Richard III’s reign. Date: Minted London, mintmark halved sun and rose, 1484-1485Diameter: 2.6cmMUSEUM SPECIMEN COINS ARE COINS CAST FROM MOULDS SUPPLIED TO MUSEUMS SO HAVE THE DETAIL AND FEEL OF THE ORIGINAL, THEY ARE USED IN DISPLAYS AND AS HANDS ON COINS IN THE MUSEUM. YOU ARE BUYING THE COIN IN THE PICTURE

Price: 5.99 GBP

Location: Solihull

End Time: 2024-10-11T08:08:03.000Z

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