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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 89703, member: 283&quot;]I&#039;m sitting with me oldye worldye Coincrafte bookye open, so I claim no mystical expyrtyfe.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the first reign (1461-64) the York Mint was under the control of Archbishop Booth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse legend:&nbsp; Edward DI GRA REX ANG. Front facing king quatrefoils by bust, mintmark `rose&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse legend: CIVITA EBORACI (City of York). Voided quatrefoil in centre of reverse cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, it appears that the voided quatrefoil was a&nbsp; design element of the York issue for that period, and yes, you can identify it as `York&#039; as a consequence. </p><p><br /></p><p>The sede vacante issue of York (1464-5) under Archbishop Neville has a quatrefoil at the centre of the cross. Quote `This issue was rather crude in style, being struck from locally made dies&#039;. The obverse has a G and key by the kneck. The mintmark is either a plain cross or a rose.</p><p><br /></p><p>A similar one was sruck from better qualitydies produced in London. Different mm&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>His second reign saw coins being minted at York too. Quatrefoil in the reverse cross in most cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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