I have taken the plunge into English hammered coins. I hope I did OK with my first buy. Here it is!



Groat 1422-1427
Henry VI, First Reign (1422-1461)
N.1427; S.1836 Ag 3.71g.

Annulet issue, Calais, i.m. Incurved Pierced Cross, facing bust of Henry with an annulet either side of neck, within a tressure of nine arcs, +HENRIC' DI' GRA' REX ANGLIE Z FRANC, rev., long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in each angle, annulet in 2nd and 3rd, VILLA CALISIE, double saltire stops, POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM.

lovely coin

Great coin!

I've not examined maqny English hammered coins, but I've seen many catalog entries. Yours appears to be an excellent piece based on my limited familiarity. Its a coin I'd be drawn to and proud to own.

Your chequebook would appear to be quite adventurous sir.

It's not a case of `they don't come much better' but more `they just don't come ANY better'. That is a superb example that would grace any collection or museum.

My little sphinctre muscle would be seriously twitching at the thought of writing a cheque to buy that one!

Top class coin! As an English Hammered collecttor of Plantagenet series, I dream of coins in that condition. Certainly never used to buy anything!