Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: Noble
York Mint
Henry VI (1422-1461)
Standard type A, annulet by sword arm, Lis above stern of ship
Obverse Description
The King, crowned, wearing armour and holding a sword (annulet in field to left of sword) and a shield quartered with the arms of England and France, standing facing on a ship at sea, lis over stern; around, HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HIB.
Reverse Description
At the centre a compartment containing the letter h over a floriated cross with a lis at the end of each arm, in each angle of the cross, a lion passant guardant below a crown; all set within a tressure of eight arches; around, (Lis) IHC AVT TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLORV IBAT (translation: but Jesus passing through the midst of them went His way; from Luke iv, 30).
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1932
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Date Issued
1422-1427 AD
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Material
Gold
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Axis
07
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
33 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.931 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
North 1416
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., p.59, no.1416 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., p.189, no.1804 Pages