Groat (1540-42)

Henry VIII, harp coinage, second issue (1540-42), groat, mm. trefoil, VIII omitted after king’s name, crowned arms on long cross, rev. crowned harp between crowned h and R: Henricus Rex, wt. 2.35gms. (S.6479A; DF.205), good fine, rare
Purchased C. Denton, 2002.
Lots 282 to 310 were the subject of Chris Comber’s lecture entitled The Irish Harp Coinage of Henry VIII, the Definitive Version.