Description
Henry VII (1485-1509), Groat, London mint, class IIa, mintmark cinquefoil (1489-93), facing crowned bust, two plain arches, five fleured cusps, saltire stops, legend surrounds HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC. Rev, long cross fourchée, trefoil of pellets in angles, outer legends, reads POSVI DEV A DIVTOR E MEVM, inner script CIVITAS LONDON, 3.08g (S.2195; N.1704; SCBI 23 [Ashmolean], 198ff). Dark tone, very fine.
Ex. H. M. Lingford, with a supporting ticket in his hand.