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1/2 Ryal - Edward IV 1st reign, Light coinage
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1464-1467 |
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| Value | 1/2 Ryal (1/4) |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
| Reverse lettering | DOmInE • nE • In FVRORE • TVO ARGVAS • mE • (Translation: O Lord rebuke me not in Thine anger) |
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Edward IV's Light coinage reform of 1464 was a direct response to a bullion crisis that had been quietly strangling English trade for decades. The crown raised the official value of gold, making it profitable again to bring metal to the mint — a policy that succeeded where earlier heavy coinages had failed. The half ryal sits at exactly the midpoint of this reformed weight standard, struck at a moment when the Yorkist regime needed financial credibility as badly as it needed military victories.
Spink 1959 encompasses production across London, Bristol, and Coventry, with mint marks varying accordingly.