½ Groat - Henry VIII 2nd coinage; York

Obverse © Henry VIII Half Groat 2347 Obverse – Reverse © Henry VIII Half Groat 2347 Reverse

Features

Issuer	England (United Kingdom)
King	Henry VIII (1509-1547)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1530-1531
Value	½ Groat (1⁄120)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.2 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 230129
References	Sp# 2347 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , North# 1806 Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).

Obverse

Crowned bust of Henry VIII right, royal title around.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: hEnRIC+VIII+D+G+R+AGL+Z+FR

Lettering (regular font): HENRIC+VIII+D+G+R+AGL+Z+FR

Translation: Henry VIII by the Grace of God King of England and France

Reverse

Quartered shield of arms over cross fourchée, mint name around.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: R. CIVITAS CBORACI

Lettering (regular font): R. CIVITAS CBORACI

Translation: City of York

Mint

York, England (1066-1702)

Comments

House of Tudor (1485-1603), Henry VIII (1509-47), Second coinage (1526-44), York mint - Sede Vacante (1530-31).

This type was struck at the York mint at a time when there was no sitting Archbishop of York, hence Sede Vacante.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1530-1531)												mm. Key (90)

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