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GM25667

Henry VIII Posthumous issue base Groat, under Edward VI, mint mark martlet

Regular price £450
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Henry VIII (1509-47), posthumous issue under Edward VI (1547-51), base silver Groat, Tower Mint, bust 6, right ¾ facing crowned bust in ruff, beaded circle and Latin legend surrounding, initial mark martlet both sides, Roman lettering both sides, [HEN]RIC'x 8x D'x G'x AGL'x [FRA'x Zx hIB'x REX], rev. long cross fourchee over quartered shield of arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding, +POS[VI DEV'x' A DIVTOR E'x'] mEV, weight 2.28g (N.1871; S.2403). Dark uneven tone, porosity around legends which are not fully readable, one flan split, rare final posthumous issue with this mint mark, good fine.

The Latin abbreviated legend translates as "Henry, by the grace of God, King of England France and Ireland," and on the reverse "I have made God my helper," a Psalm from the Bible.

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