Henry V or VI, Groat, annulet issue, London, 3.51g, mm. pierced cross, henric di gra rex anglie z franc, fleur on breast, rev. annulet after posvi, double saltires after tas and don, annulet and three pellets in civi and lon quarters; Halfgroat, 1.78g, mm. pierced cross/-, henric di gra rex angl z fr, no marks, tressure of eleven arcs, rev. as previous (Whitton 1/2, 1a; N.1423, 1428; S.1835, 1839; Stewartby p.324 H, p.328 H), the reverses double struck, nearly very fine (2).
(i) Reigate Hoard, Glendining, 8 December 1992, lot 196Bt Spink, March 1995(ii) E L Judson, DNW 53, 13 March 2002, lot 338aBt A H Baldwin, March 2002Lord Stewartby has suggested that the earliest annulet issue coins with the old Henry V cross be reassigned to Henry V, becoming his type H
Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00