Groat of Henry VI

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	Groat of Henry VI

	An incomplete silver Groat of Henry VI (AD 1422-1461).
	1422-1461
	Silver metal
	An incomplete 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. A small portion of the outer flan has been clipped between 12-3 O'clock and 9-11 O'clock. Obverse: [hEnRICxD]IxGRAxREXxAnGLx[FRA]nC Crowned bust facing, within a tressure of nine arches, annulet to either side of neck. Reverse: POSVI◦/DEVMxA/[DI]VTOR/ExMEVM//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 10O'clock
	On display in the history of the museum case