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Groat of Henry VI

Complete silver groat of Henry VI.
1422-1427
Silver metal

A complete silver Groat of Henry VI (AD 1422-1461). First reign. Annulet issue. Long cross reverse with legend in two fields. Calais mint. AD 1422-1427.
Obverse: hEnRICxDIxGRAxREXxAnGLIExFRAnC
Crowned bust facing, within a tressure of nine arches, annulet to either side of neck.
Reverse: POSVIā—¦/DEVM'A/D[IVTOR]/E'MEVM//VIL/LAx/CALI/SIEx
Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, annulet in two quadrants.
Cross 2 initial mark.
North Vol II, P 74, No 1424
Die Axis 8 O'clock
On display in the history of the museum case