Tudor Henry VIII Silver Groat Laker Bust D time of Anne Boleyn

This is a Tudor silver Groat (4 pence) of King Henry VIII, minted at the Tower between 1526 - 44 AD.

Obverse inscription: hEnRIC’ × VIII’ × D’ × G’ × R’ × AGL’ × Z × FRAnC’,  ( "Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God King of England and France") Laker bust D, youthful own portrait of king right

Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV’ × A DIVTO E’ mEV’ ("I have made God my helper") The reverse has quartered royal arms over long cross fourchée, with saltires in the cusps.

A nice groat of Henry minted around the period Henry was courting his second wife, Anne Boleyn. This type of Laker bust portrait is quite complex, with subtleties and combinations of mint marks.

DENOMINATION: Groat

CULTURE: Tudor England

DATE: 1509 - 1547 AD (this coin was minted between 1526 - 1544 AD)

MATERIAL: Silver 

SIZE: 24mm dia

WEIGHT:  2.55 grams

ATTRIBUTION: Spink.2337E; North.1797

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Havant, United Kingdom