Description
Henry VII (1485-1509), Groat, London mint, class IIa, mintmark cinquefoil (1488-93), facing crowned bust, crown with two plain arches, nothing by neck, fleured cusps, trefoil stops, legend surrounds HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC. Rev, long cross fourchee, trefoil of pellets in angles, reads POSVI DEV A DIVTOR E MEVM, inner script CIVITAS LONDON, 2.76g (S.2195; N.1704).
Marginally off centre with a bold and imposing portrait, slight striking indentation in King’s facial features, hair and crown well defined. Legends legible both sides, noticeably clear and lustrous fields, mintmark both sides expressed clearly. Very fine.
Ex D. Glover, bought 2004