Date: c. 1483-85

Richard III, Three Crowns coinage (First issue, 1483-1485) Silver Groat (Dublin mint)

Description:

Richard III (1483-1485) Silver Groat – Second Issue – ‘Three Crowns’ coinage. Dublin mint. Struck 1483-1485. This coin is the second type of Richard III and is interpreted as an implementation of Edward IV’s final coinage act of 1483.

• Diameter: 22 mm
• Weight: 1.73 g

Near Very Fine (nVF).

• Toned.
  • Very rare.

References:

• SCBI –; cf. D&F 176-9; SCBC 6412

Obverse:

• Crowned coat-of-arms within quatrefoil; mullets in lower angles
• Legend:
  • RICΛR D RЄX [ΛnGL FRΛn]

Reverse:

• Three crowns over cross botonnée; below, retrograde Є engraved over h
• Legend:
  • DOmIn VS : [hУBЄ] R nIЄ (double saltire stops),

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of York
• Richard III (1483-1485)
• Hammered

Other Coins in this Series:

• The Old Currency Exchange: Checklist of Anglo-Norman Coinages