IRELAND. Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (22mm, 1.73 g, 6h)

IRELAND. Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Groat (22mm, 1.73 g, 6h). 'Three Crowns' coinage, first issue. Dublin mint. Struck 1483-1485. RICΛR D RЄX [ΛnGL FRΛn], crowned coat-of-arms within quatrefoil; mullets in lower angles / DOmIn VS : [hУBЄ] R nIЄ (double saltire stops), three crowns over cross botonnée; below, retrograde Є engraved over h. SCBI –; cf. D&F 176-9; SCBC 6412. Toned. Near VF. Very rare.


From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.