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Auction: 7018 - Dr R Ferrari English Crowns, R Wilson Scottish Coins, A Louise Irish Coins, K MacKenzie Ottoman Coins & Other Propertie
Lot: 286

Edward IV, suns and roses/rose-on-cross coinage, c.1478-83, Penny, 0.524g., Drogheda, bust crowned facing, rose to left of crown and mullet of seven points to right, mullet of seven points to left of neck and rose to right, rev. long cross, large rose at centre, each quarter, plain, [......]droghe[..], (not listed-DF.-; S.-), with a clear mint signature, clipped, attractive obverse and good metal, very fine, unique Estimate £ 3,000-3,500 provenance DNW, 28 September 2005, lot 1216 This is the only known example of a suns and roses/ rose-on-cross coinage penny for a mint other than Dublin.

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