TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 2.96 g, 9h). Tentative profile issue, type Ib/IIa mule. Tower (London) mint; im: –. Struck 1504. VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 152.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Tudor, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 500

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TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 2.96 g, 9h). Tentative profile issue, type Ib/IIa mule. Tower (London) mint; im: –. Struck 1504. Crowned bust right; double band to crown / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Potter & Winstanley type V, Ib/IIa (unrecorded mule); SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 767 (same dies); North 1744; SCBC 2256. Toned, minor areas of weak strike. VF. Extremely rare.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLI.2 (Summer 2016), no. 433374.

The “Tentative” profile issue of Henry VII , struck in 1504, would introduce the Renaissance elegance to the English coinage. The portraits were the work of German medallist and engraver Alexander of Bruchsal. This style of profile bust would be featured on the coinage of Henry VII and VIII, until the introduction of the facing bust coinage of Henry VIII.

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:50:20 ET.



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