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1/2 Groat - Henry VII Profile bust, London mint
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1502-1509 |
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| Weight | 1.55 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing profile bust of Henry VII wearing an arched crown, rendered in the Renaissance portrait style characteristic of the late hammered coinage. The king's effigy is depicted with naturalistic detail, showing facial features in profile within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, separated by annulets, reads HENRIC' VII DI' GRA' REX AGL' Z, abbreviating the full royal title in Latin. The legend is struck in uncial lettering and runs clockwise around the periphery of the coin. The overall design reflects the influence of the new portrait coinage introduced under Henry VII, marking a departure from the earlier facing bust type. |
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| Obverse lettering | hEnRIC' × V·I·I' × DI' × GRA' × REX × AGL' × Z (Translation: Henry the Seventh by the Grace of God King of England and) |
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| Mintage | ND (1502-1504) - mm. Lis (105) - ND (1505-1509) - mm. Pheon (53) - |
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