King Henry VIII posthumous silver Groat Bristol Sir Thomas Chamberlain issue

This is a posthumous Tudor silver Groat (4 pence) of King Henry VIII, minted at Bristol between December 1548 and October 1549

Obverse inscription: hENRIC'.8 D'.G'.ANG'.FRA'.Z HIB'.REX,  ( "Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God King of England France and Ireland") facing crowned, bearded bust.

Reverse inscription: TC CIVITAS BRISTOLIE ("City of Bristol") Cross fourchee over quartered royal shield within a beaded circle, trefoils in forks.

Struck at the Bristol mint with the TC monogram of Sir Thomas Chamberlain. The Bristol Mint closed within ten months of Chamberlain’s management, so coins minted with his initials can be dated very precisely. 

DENOMINATION: Groat

CULTURE: Tudor England

DATE: 1547 - 1551 AD (this coin was minted between December 1548 - Oct 1549)

MATERIAL: Silver (debased)

SIZE: 25mm dia

WEIGHT: 2.20 grams

ATTRIBUTION: North.1874; Spink.2407 (Laker B; N.1874; S.2407; Whitton 2; Stewartby 4, p.528)

PROVENANCE: formerly in a Private collection in Newbury, United Kingdom