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TUDOR. Mary. 1553-1554. AR Groat (24mm, 1.89 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint; im: pomegranate. Crowned bust left / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. Toned, heavy scratches near crown. Near VF.
From the David C. Bianchi II Collection, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, January 1980.
On account of Henry VIII's quarrel with Rome and Pope Clemens VII, Henry was excommunicated and thus, installed himself as the head of the newly established Anglican Church. When Mary (Henry's daughter by his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon) became queen, she wished to restore the religion of her mother and cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (Carlos I of Spain), returning the Catholic Church to England. Mary’s reign–and the restoration of Catholicism to England–would end in 1558 with her death at the age of 42 and the accession of her Anglican half-sister, Elizabeth I, who would return the primacy of the Church of England.
Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 11:01:20 ET.
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