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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 8446890, member: 96746&quot;]York Minster, which dates from 627AD has always been dedicated to St. Peter - hence the keys. As Nap said, the keys were associated with the York episcopal mint under various archbishops dating from the reign of Edward IV, but episcopal issues terminated following the split with Rome during the reign of Henry VIII. Wolsey didn&#039;t use the keys, marking his coins with the cardinal&#039;s hat, and Abp. Lee used the key as the initial mark as opposed to placing it in the field. Apart from these two, a key (or two) were placed somewhere on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>An Archbishop Neville penny (Edward IV) with a key to the right of the neck</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1497144[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Archbishop Rotherham &#039;Sovereign&#039; penny with keys to the reverse. [ATTACH=full]1497145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Archbishop Bainbridge profile issue halfgroat keys to the reverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1497146[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archbishop Lee halfgroat with the key used as the initial mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1497147[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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