★ Sharply Struck and Well Detailed ★

Great Britain, Plantagenet. Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461) AV Noble. Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint, struck 1422-1430. ҺЄꞂRIC' ⚜ DI' ∴ GRΛ' ∴ RЄX ∴ ΛꞂGL' ∴ Z ∴ FRΛꞂC' ∴ DꞂS ∴ ҺУB', Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield bearing coat-of-arms, annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1, quatrefoils: 3/3 / ⚜ IҺ'C * ΛVT' ◦ TRΛꞂSIЄꞂS ◦ PЄR ◦ ᗰЄDIVᗰ ◦ ILLORV' ◦ IBΛT, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée, Һ within angled quadrilobe at centre, lion passant guardant with crown above and trefoil below in each angle; all within polylobe, annulet and trefoils in spandrels. SCBC 1799; North 1414; Friedberg 112. 6.96g, 33mm, 4h.

Good Extremely Fine; edge lightly shaved, sharply struck and well detailed for the type.

Ex D. W. Eves Collection;
privately purchased from Spink & Son Ltd, 1977.