IRELAND. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR three crown groat. 1.8 gm. 25 mm. Geraldine issue. (1487). Arms over a cross with triple-annulet ends; Fitzgerald arms within center area just below the horizontal arm of the cross; REX ANGLIE / Three crowns within tressure over cross with triple-annulet ends; DOMINOS HIBERI. S. 6432. D&F 186A. Very Fine; marks in lower left obverse quadrant are primarily from damage to the die; reverse weak in same area.

The FitzGeralds were a powerful Anglo-Irish family who survived conflict with another great Anglo-Irish family, the Ormondes. The Eighth Earl, Garrett or Gerald, took over as Deputy for Richard Plantangenet, Duke of York in 1477. Ruling "with vigour and justice*" he was powerful and shrewd enough that he survived both his Anglo-Irish enemies and a stint in the Tower. (Hull, E. A History of Ireland and Her People. 1931. p 154.)