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Hence it seems extremely doubtful " under which king " the 

 coinages of the York mint, between Michaelmas 1469 and 

 Michaelmas 1471, were made. But the following gold coins of 

 Edward IV. are extant, which are distinguished by the marks 

 pronounced by numismatists to be the characteristic of the 

 York mint : — 

 Noble. ^ 



Obv. EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC. The king 



standing on a ship, a flag with © at the stern, a 

 rose on the side, dS under the ship, for Eboracum. 

 MM. a sun. 

 Rev. A rose in the centre of the sun. 

 Half-Noble.* 



Same type with (S under the ship, for Eboracum. mm. a sun. 

 Half-Rial.^ 



Obv. EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC. A full blown 



rose on the side of the ship with ^, for Eboracum, 

 under the rose. 



Rev. DOMINE NE IN FVRORE TVO ARGVAS ME. MM. the SUn. 



Quarter-Rial.^ 



Obv. EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL. Shield of arms, France 

 and England quarterly, within a tressure of four 

 arches. The letter dS above the shield, a rose on 

 one side, a sun on the other, mm. a cross. 



Rev. EXALTABITUR IN GLORIA. MM. a rOSC. 



Angel.* 



Obv. EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL z FRANC. The arch- 

 angel Michael destroying the dragon. 



Rev. PER CRVCEM TVA SALVA NOS XPE REDEMPT. A ship 



with a large cross for the mast, with the letter © 

 on the right side and a rose on the left. On the 

 side of the ship a shield of arms, France and 

 England quarterly, mm. a cross. 



* In the late Mr. Cuff's collection. Very rare. 

 « Ruding, Vol. II., p. 348. PI. 3, No. 6. 



' Ibid, p. 349. PL 3, No. 9. Ending describes the obverse of another half-rial 

 struck at York. •• Ibid, No. 11. 



