Lot 194
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Henry VIII, Groat, 2.07g., posthumous, Tower, m.m. grapple on rev. only, bust 6, reads HENRIC VIII, Lombardic/Roman lettering, square pellet stops on obv. only, rev. rose in forks (Laker J; Whitton (d) var.; N.1871 var.; S.2403 var.), scratched on face, about fine, extremely rare, unpublished as a facing bust Groat reading HENRIC VIII
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Henry VIII, Groat, 2.07g., posthumous, Tower, m.m. grapple on rev. only, bust 6, reads HENRIC VIII, Lombardic/Roman lettering, square pellet stops on obv. only, rev. rose in forks (Laker J; Whitton (d) var.; N.1871 var.; S.2403 var.), scratched on face, about fine, extremely rare, unpublished as a facing bust Groat reading HENRIC VIII

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Henry VIII, Groat, 2.07g., posthumous, Tower, m.m. grapple on rev. only, bust 6, reads HENRIC VIII, Lombardic/Roman lettering, square pellet stops on obv. only, rev. rose in forks (Laker J; Whitton (d) var.; N.1871 var.; S.2403 var.), scratched on face, about fine, extremely rare, unpublished as a facing bust Groat reading HENRIC VIII
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Lot Essay

Whitton records one coin, reading HENRIC 8, with Lombardic letters on the obverse, p.299 and pl.xix, 7, and suggests it foreshadows the fount of Edward VI's fine coinage of 1551.