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1 Noble - Henry IV Heavy coinage, Calais mint
| Issuer | Royal Mint (England) |
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| Year | 1399-1412 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#1708 |
| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the king standing erect within a large sailing vessel, shown in full armour and crowned, holding a drawn sword in his right hand and a quartered shield of arms of England and France in his left. The ship's hull is rendered with fine detail including planking, rigging, and a decorated castle at bow and stern. A flag or streamer flies from the mast above. The surrounding legend in Gothic lettering reads HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HI Z AQ, enclosed within a beaded inner border and an elaborately cusped and tressured outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | HEN RIC x DI x GRA x REX x ANGL x Z x FRANC x DNS x HI x Z x AQ T (Translation: Henry by the Grace of God King of England and France Lord of Ireland and Aquitaine) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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