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Silver Halfgroat of King Henry VIII Archbishop Warham

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Code: 10459



This is a nice Tudor silver halfgroat of king Henry VIII, minted at Canterbury between 1526 - 1532 A.D. The obverse bears a young portrait of Henry. The reverse W.A. beside the royal arms, these initials denote the coin was struck under the authority of the Church - in this case, William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury. It is a nice and well-struck example, in at least VF condition for type.

DENOMINATION: Halfgroat

CULTURE: Tudor England

DATE: 1526 - 1532 A.D.

MATERIAL: Silver

SIZE: 19mm diameter

WEIGHT: 1.1 grams

ATTRIBUTION: Spink - 2343