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Henry VIII   1509-1547  AD  

Henry VIII AR Groat. Tower mint; mm: lis. Third coinage, second bust, annulets in forks, 1545. hENRIC' 8 DI G AGL' FRA' Z hIB' REX, crowned three-quarter bust right; saltire stops. / POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE' MEV', coat-of-arms surmounted by cross fourchée; annulets in forks.
Henry VIII's first harp issue. The initial H and I either side of the harp are for Henry and Jane Seymour (his third wife) dating the issue to 1536-7.

This issue saw the first use of the harp as a symbol on Irish coins.
Obverse: Henric VIII D G R AGLIE Z Reverse: France Dominus Hibernie
Obverse: Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God king of England and Reverse: France, Lord of Ireland.

The mintmark is a crown which is the normal mintmark for the first issue.
Henry VIII AR Groat. (portcullis) hENRIC x VIII : DI x GRA x REX x AGL' Z x HIB, crowned bust right / (portcullis) POSVI DEV' : ADIVTORE' : MEV', coat-of-arms surmounted by cross fourchée.
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