Description
Denomination: Silver penny
Period: Lancastrian
Date: First reign. 1430-1431
Origin: Calais mint
Condition: AVF. weak strike or wear on edges, good portrait
Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Henry VI, with annulets either side of neck, legend around +HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLI
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each angle, annulets in two quarters, legend around VIL LA CAL AIS
Size and Weight: 17mm, 0.83g
References: S 1845; North 1432
Features and Provenance: Ex Bonham’s
Henry reigned twice as king of England, from 1422 to 1461 and then again 1470 to 71. He inherited the long running ‘Hundred Years War’ where the rights to the French throne were contested, but he was also a pawn in the battle between the Lancastrians and Yorkists for the throne. He is the only English monarch to be crowned the king of France too, as Henry II, in 1431. He was rather an ineffectual king and by 1453 had lost all French territories except Calais. Suffering constantly with mental health issues, he died in 1471.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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