YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (26mm, 2.95 g, 1h). Type 2a. London (Tower) mint; im: boar's head 1 over halved sun & rose 1/sun and rose 1. Struck in the name of Edward IV or V, 20 July 1483 to June 1484. VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 1287. Estimated: $ 4 000

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Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (26mm, 2.95 g, 1h). Type 2a. London (Tower) mint; im: boar's head 1 over halved sun & rose 1/sun and rose 1. Struck in the name of Edward IV or V, 20 July 1483 to June 1484. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; lis at lower cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Winstanley p. 184; MEG type 2a; Whitton, “Die Links Between Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III” in BNJ XXIV (1941-44), 5 (same dies); Locket III, 3175 (same obv. die); North 1672 (Edward V); SCBC 2155. Toned, a few marks. VF. Struck on a broad flan, with both mintmarks clear. Very rare.

Ex Glendining (28 February 1995), lot 74.

Groats in the name of Edward with mint mark halved sun & rose 1 were in production during the last few months of the reign of Edward IV and the very brief reign of his son Edward V. Tim Webb Ware’s study has shown that a small number of the obverse dies for this rare issue were over marked with the boar’s head, the personal emblem of Richard III, following the appointment of Richard’s henchman, Robert Brackenbury, as Constable of the Tower and Master of the Mint on 20 July 1483. At this time Edward V was a prisoner in the Tower, along with his younger brother. There are no recorded sightings of the two princes after the summer of 1483. Brackenbury was undoubtedly complicit in their murder.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 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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