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GREAT BRITAIN. Noble, ND (1413-22). London Mint; im: -/Cross Pattee. Henry V. NGC MS-63.
S-1742; Fr-109; N-1371. Class C. Obverse: Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; Reverse: Voided short cross potent over cross fleuree; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; quatrefoil in second quarter; at center, pellet and Һ within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Possessing just a minor piercing near 9 o'clock on the obverse and a slight crease emanating from around 4 o'clock, this handsome and choice specimen nevertheless stands as a rather stunning survivor from a brief reign. With NGC having graded just one finer, it is easy to see how difficult it would be to encounter another example so full of detail and robust luster.

Henry V reconquered "his" land in France at the decisive battle at Agincourt, in northwestern France, on 25 October 1415. Henry's small army, exhausted from its march from Harfleur, was attacked by a seemingly overwhelming French army, but Henry's famous provocation of bravery in his knights on the morning of the battle (and, most importantly, his longbowmen) delivered a crushing defeat to the French, including the deaths of numerous nobles. The English longbows decimated the attacking French: their arrows reached far beyond what the Italian crossbowmen on the French side could accomplish. French mounted knights fell into the thick mud of a recent storm and suffocated. But, above all, Henry's own fierce bravery inspired his men. It is believed that Henry's army lost only 200 casualties and additional wounded, while the French suffered loss of a reputed 25,000 soldiers and knights. On 21 May 21 1420, Henry and the French king signed the Treaty of Troyes recognizing Henry V as heir to the French throne. Agincourt was one of the great battles of history, and its outcome grudgingly gave sovereignty in France to the English king. Centuries of hostility between the two kingdoms would not alter what Henry V achieved on the farm fields of France.

Estimate: $4000.00- $6000.00