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1 Groat - Richard III type 3, sun and rose
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1483-1484 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of Richard III set within a tressure of gothic arches, with fleurs-de-lis adorning the cusps, rendered in the characteristic late medieval English hammered style. The king is depicted with a broad, stylized visage, wearing an ornate crown with prominent fleurs, and a draped garment visible at the shoulders. A Latin legend encircles the entire design between two beaded borders, identifying the monarch by name and royal titles. The type is distinguished by a sun and rose mintmark, associated with the initial mark series of Richard III's London mint coinage. The overall execution reflects the conventional die-engraving tradition of the late fifteenth-century English royal mint. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | POSVI DEVm'· A DIVTOR E'· mEVm CIVI TAS LOn DOn (Translation: I have made God my helper City of London) |
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