Henry VI Silver Half Penny Calais Mint Rosette-Mascle 1430-31

Description

Denomination: Silver half penny

Period: Reign of Henry VI. Lancastrian

Date: 1430-31

Origin: Calais mint

Condition: Fine. good portrait. areas of weakness

Obverse: Crowned facing bust. HENRIC REX ANGL. rosettes and mascles as stops

Reverse: Long cross. three pellets in each quarter. VILLA CALIS

Size and Weight: 15mm. 0.5g

References: Sear 1871. North 1454

Features and Provenance: 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 inbetween

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