I haven't stopped collecting my medievals, just the ones I would like are hitting the higher price marks. Luckily one of the ones I have wanted for a while didn't cost me too much. I've owned a Henry VII Groat for some time but never owned one with his profile. I had to settle for a half groat, which is just fine by me. The other coin is my Groat, for threads sake. Henry VII (1485- 1509 A.D.) AR Half Groat O: ҺЄnRIC’ × VII’ × DI’ × GRΛ × RЄX × ΛGL’, crowned bust right. R: POSVI × DЄV’ × Λ DIVTO Є’ × mЄV’ ×, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; two keys below. York Mint; under Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge Struck 1504-1509. IM: Rose 19mm 1.46g SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 964; North 1751/1; SCBC 2262 Henry VII (1485 - 1509 A.D.) AR Groat O: hENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA, Crowned facing bust in tressure of arches; crown of two arches, outer jeweled (crown 4). ROSVI DEV ADIVTOR MEV CIVITAS LONDON, Long cross; trefoils in quarters, cross end 8, saltire stops, ‘coded’ stops 20/10. London mint; mm:anchor (upright). Struck 1499-1502. Class IIIc 25mm 3.03g Cf. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 363; North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Double Struck Obverse
Congrats on the nice half groat @Mat. I've always liked the profile coinage of the Tudors. Unfortunately I have no coins of Henry VII in my collection.
I like the coinage of Henry VII as it is a transition between the medieval and modern coin appearances. Even prior to the transition from the "facing bust" type to the "profile" type the artistry was changing, as the Renaissance began to be felt in England. Here are my examples of the "facing bust" and "tentative profile" groats
@Mat Great coins, like the others in this thread I find the transitional nature of this reign interesting. I do not have a Halfgroat of either type, and I do not have a facing bust Groat, but this is my profile bust type. PCGS XF-45, S-2258, minted 1505-9.
