Durham House Mint under John Bowes
A wonderfully expressive portrait
37mm (Eimer 295
wearing a kidaris
DES below for engraver G W De Saulles
Henry VIII Groat, 2nd coinage, mm lis, Laker type bust D Durham House Mint under JohnHenry VIII (1509 47),silver Groat, Tower Mint, second coinage (1526 44), without Irish title, crowned young bust of King right, crown top breaks beaded circles and legend surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark lis, HENRICxx VIII'xx D'xx G'xx R'xx AGL'xx Zx FRAnC'x, rev. long cross fourche over quartered shield of arms, saltire in each fork, beaded circles with linear inner circle and legend surrounding, initial mark lis, POSVI DEV'xx A DIVTOR E'xx