GREAT BRITAIN. Groat, ND (1484-85). London Mint; mm: halved sun & rose. Richard III. PCGS EF-45.

S-2158; N-1680. Obverse: Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; pellet below bust, RICΛRD; Reverse: Long cross pattee; trefoils in quarters. Handsomely toned and exhibiting very slight clipping, this RARE issue emanates from the final two years of the rather brief reign of Richard III, whose defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field ended the War of the Roses and served as the traditional close of the middle ages on the British Isles.

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From the Paul C. Runze Collection (purchased from Davisson's).