Modern coin – HCR38898

Obverse

Inscription:

hEnRIC' 8 D' G' AGL' FR Z hIB' R'

Design:

crowned bearded bust of Henry VIII three-quarters facing; initial mark: lis

Reverse

Inscription:

POSVI DEV' [ ]DIVTORE' MEV

Design:

Royal arms in shield over long cross, arms dividing the inscription; initial mark: lis

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

Third Coinage (1544-47)

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-1547

Reign

Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547

Dating

1544-1547

Mint

Tower

Denomination

Half-groat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.23

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.2

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

clipped

Reference

North, J. J. - 1991 - English Hammered Coinage vol. 2 : 1849

Contributors to this coin record

jnaylor