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Groat - Henry VII Three crowns, Waterford
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1485-1487 |
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| Currency | Second Irish Pound (1460-1826) |
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| Obverse lettering | hEnRICVS DI GR AGLIE REX (Translation: Henry, by God`s grace, King of England) |
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| Mintage | ND (1485-1487) |
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Waterford's mint operated under a series of indentures negotiated locally, making it one of the few Irish towns with genuine leverage over the crown's monetary appointments during this period. These early Henry VII issues predate the consolidation of royal authority over Irish coinage that followed Lambert Simnel's rebellion in 1487 — a crisis centered partly in Ireland, where Simnel was actually crowned king in Dublin that same year.
The light weight of surviving Waterford pieces relative to their London contemporaries points to chronic bullion shortages in the south of Ireland throughout the 1480s.