Legend Variations on RFT’s

CARO ? CARA* ? CAROLVS ? CAROLV ? CAROIVS**

D G

MAG ? MA ? M

BRIT ? BRITA* ? BRI ? BR

FRAN ? FRA ? FR

ET

HIB ? HIBER ? HIBE ? HI

REX

* Counterfeit – though listed as genuine by Peck.
** Found on genuine and bogus Maltravers .

Re-cut dies or overstamped letters are not uncommon, particularly CARO over IACO on early Richmond pieces. Other legend oddities occur such as inverted V for A, inverted A for V, misplaced punctuation such as FR?A and BR.I etc. A retrograde N in FRAN is found on some genuine Maltravers and Rose (as well as on counterfeits)