Watch List notes:

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Groat, 1544-1547, Bristol Castle (Under-Treasurer, William Sharrington), hENRIC 8 D G ANG FRA Z hIB REX, lombardic and Roman lettering, crowned bust 1 three-quarters facing right, rev. (m.m.) CIVITAS (rosette) (quatrefoil) BRISTOLIE (trefoil), square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, annulets in forks, 2.22g, 11h, m.m. -/WS (North 1846; Spink 2372), some striking flatness and traces of porosity, nevertheless lightly toned, struck details bolder than fine, rare.

Estimate: £180 - £240