Tudor King Henry VII Silver Groat London

England, King Henry VII (1485-1509), Groat, first period, London mint, class I, mintmark lis on rose dimidiated (1485-87).

Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC  ( "Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England and France") Crowned facing bust, mintmark lis on rose dimidiated (1485-87)

Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV A DIVTOR E MEVM ("I have made God my helper") CIVITAS LONDON on the inner circle "City of London" long cross fourchee, trefoil of pellets in angles.

This coin bears a good portrait but is clipped and pierced as an amulet.

DENOMINATION: Groat

CULTURE: Tudor England

DATE: 1485 - 1509 AD (this coin was minted between 1485 - 1487 AD)

MATERIAL: Silver

SIZE: 24.3mm dia

WEIGHT: 2.97 grams

ATTRIBUTION: (Spink 2193; North1703).

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom