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Groat of Henry VI
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 6-8 O'clock.
Obverse: hEnRIC'xDI'xGRA'xREXxAnGLxZFRANC
Crowned bust facing, within a tressure of nine arches, annulet to either side of neck.
Reverse: POSVIā—¦/DEVMxA/DIVTOR/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 9O'clock
On display in the history of the museum case