Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Henry VII, class I, London, mm. unclear, open crown, tressure unbroken, 1.15g/9h (cf. SCBI Ashmolean 151; N 1707; S 2202). Clipped, otherwise good fine, very rare £300-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Greenhalgh Collection of Medieval Halfgroats.

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Provenance: Bt A. Wilson.

Henry VII class I Halfgroat obverses are known to be muled with nine Richard III reverse dies as well as five others which are only known as true coins. This reverse seems to represent a fifteenth and hitherto unidentified die which may or may not have been used during Richard’s reign