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Early Anglo-Saxon 620-675 AD
Henry VIII 1509-1547 AD
The testoon or shilling made a reappearance, now with a bearded facing portrait of the king, which was also used on the groat and half groat. These silver issues were heavily debased, and as a result the king was referred to as "Old Copper Nose", because the king's nose turned copper-coloured when the coin began to wear.
The testoon was struck in quantity during the last part of the reign of Henry VIII, with The Tower , Southwark , and Bristol mints producing testoons in 1544-1551. These testoons were made in the very poor base silver, as were all coins of this period, and are known as base testoons. The coins were struck after Henry's death in 1547, at The Tower, Southwark, and possibly at Bristol.
The mint-marks for these testoons are as follows:
TOWER (London)
two lis OR
lis OR
pellet in annulet
Southwark
S OR
E
Bristol
WS (for William Sharington )
The coins from Southwark have the reverse legend
"CIVITAS LONDON" (City of London) and
the Bristol coins the legend "CIVITAS BRISTOLLIE"
(City of Bristol). The obverse of these coins shows
a facing bust of Henry VIII and the reverse side, a crowned rose.
The testoon or shilling made a reappearance, now with a bearded facing portrait of the king, which was also used on the groat and half groat. These silver issues were heavily debased, and as a result the king was referred to as "Old Copper Nose", because the king's nose turned copper-coloured when the coin began to wear.
The testoon was struck in quantity during the last part of the reign of Henry VIII, with The Tower , Southwark , and Bristol mints producing testoons in 1544-1551. These testoons were made in the very poor base silver, as were all coins of this period, and are known as base testoons. The coins were struck after Henry's death in 1547, at The Tower, Southwark, and possibly at Bristol.
The mint-marks for these testoons are as follows:
TOWER (London)
two lis OR
lis OR
pellet in annulet
Southwark
S OR
E
Bristol
WS (for William Sharington )
The coins from Southwark have the reverse legend
"CIVITAS LONDON" (City of London) and
the Bristol coins the legend "CIVITAS BRISTOLLIE"
(City of Bristol). The obverse of these coins shows
a facing bust of Henry VIII and the reverse side, a crowned rose.
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