Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton


Four Pence Coins


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Please note that as the images have come from a wide range of sources they are not to scale relative to each other.


Edward III (1327-1377)

Edward III Groat

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series D Groat, London Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Edward III Groat

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series E Groat, London Mint; mintmark cross 2
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Edward III Groat

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series G Groat, London Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.


Richard II (1377-1399)

Groat

Type II Groat
London Mint

Courtesy of Spink


Henry IV (1399-1413)

Groat

Light coinage Groat, Type III, London Mint, 1412-3
m.m. cross pattée. S.1728
Courtesy of Spink


Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)

Henry VI 4d

First Reign Annulet Issue Groat, (1422-1427), London Mint
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

Henry VI 4d

First Reign Rosette Mascle Issue Groat, (1427-1430), Calais Mint
Courtesy of Spink.

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Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)

Groat

Type XVII Groat, London Mint, mintmark pierced cross
Courtesy of Spink

Groat

Type XVIII Groat, London Mint, mintmark pierced cross and pellet
Courtesy of Spink

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Richard III (1483-1485)

Richard III Groat

Type 3 Groat, London Mint, pellet below bust
mintmark: sun and rose type 2
Courtesy of Spink


Henry VII (1485-1509)

Henry VII 4d

Facing Bust Groat, Type IIIb (1485-1505), London Mint
Mintmark: escallop

Courtesy of Spink

Henry VII 4d

Facing Bust Groat, Type IIId (1485-1505), London Mint
Mintmark: anchor

Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

Henry VII 4d

Regular Profile Issue Groat, (1505-1509), London Mint
Mintmark: pheon

Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.


Henry VIII (1509-1547)

Henry VIII 4d

Henry VIII 2nd Coinage Groat (1529-32)
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

Henry VIII 4d

3rd Coinage Groat (1544-47)
Courtesy of Spink.


Edward VI (1547-1553)

Edward VI groat

Groat, Henry VIII Posthumous Issue, 1547-1551, Canterbury mint, bust 6
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.


Mary I (Philip and Mary) (1553-1558)

Mary 4d

Mary Groat (1553-1554), mintmark pomegranate
Courtesy of Spink.

Philip & Mary 4d

Philip and Mary Groat
Courtesy of Spink.


Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

 4d

Second Issue Groat, mintmark cross crosslet (1560-1).
S.2556
Courtesy of Amanda Stobbs


Charles I (1625-1649)

groat

Groat, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint, 1646
S. 3041

Courtesy of Spink


Charles II (1660-1685)

groat

Fourpence, 1680
S. 3384

Courtesy of Roger Pink


James II (1685-1688)

groat

Groat, 1687
S. 3414

Courtesy of Murv Radvony


William and Mary (1688-1694)

William & Mary 4d

1689 Maundy Fourpence
Scan donated anonymously


Queen Anne (1702-1714)

Anne 4d

Fourpence, 1713
Second bust, Second reverse, S.3595B

Courtesy of Roger Pink


George II (1727-1760)

1737 4d

1737 fourpence
S.3712A

Image donated anonymously

1740 4d

1740 fourpence
S.3712A

Image donated anonymously


George III (1760-1820)

1800 fourpence

1800 fourpence
Courtesy of Norman Grove


George IV (1820-1830)

1830 4d

1830 fourpence
Courtesy of Spink.


William IV (1830-1837)

1837 4d

1837 Britannia fourpence
Courtesy of Roger Pink


Victoria (1837-1901)

1840 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1840
Scan donated anonymously

1843 Britannia Groat

Britannia Groat, 1843
Author's Collection

1866 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1866
From the deWardt Collection

1888 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1888
From the deWardt Collection

1888 Britannia Groat

Britannia Groat, 1888
Courtesy of Martin Platt

1893 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1893
From the deWardt Collection


Edward VII (1901-1910)

1902 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1902
From the deWardt Collection


George V (1910-1936)

1911 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1911
From the deWardt Collection

1922 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1922
Author's Collection


George VI (1936-1952)

1946 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1946
From the deWardt Collection


Elizabeth II (1952-)

1958 Maundy 4d

Maundy 4d, 1958
From the deWardt Collection


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