Davissons Ltd.
Auction 36 22 February 2017
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Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR groat. 2.97 gm. 25.5 mm. Renaissance portraiture, tentative portrait issue. Cross-crosslet i.m. Profile portrait right; six crockets on arch of crown; HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z H around / Long cross; POSVI | DEVM A | DIVTOR | E MEVM CIVITAS LONDON; saltire stops. S. 2254. N. 1743. Stewartby p. 437 VA, 3b. Potter & Winstanley III(b). Near Extremely Fine; particularly attractive toning, minor scratch in field at eye; choice old cabinet tone; bold even strike and well centered. Rare.
Carlyon-Britton, The Last Coinage of Henry VII. BNJ 18 (1925). Plate III, 52. This coin.