Denominations.—Silver. Groat, Half-groat, Penny, and Halfpenny. Gold. Angel, and Angelet or Half-angel.
Obverse.—Type. As his predecessors’; the only difference being the alteration of name in the legend; on some he has a cross on the breast; mint marks, a boar’s head, and rose-en-soleil.
Legend. Ricard.—D. G. or GRA.—REX.—AN. ANG. or ANGL.—Z. FRANC.
Reverse.—Type. As before, but with the different mint marks and badges.
Legend. As before, Groat and Half-groat, POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM, in outer, and name of town in inner circle. Penny and Halfpenny, name of town only, as CIVITAS LONDON. Angel, PER CRVSEM (or CRVCE) TVA SALVA NOS XPE REDEMPT. Half-angel, O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA.
Rarity. All rare, those with M. M., a boar’s head, especially so.
HENRY VII. (1485 to 1509.)
Denominations.—Silver. Testoon or Shilling, Groat, Half-groat, Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing. Gold. Rose-noble or Rial, Angel, Angelet or Half-angel, Sovereign or Double-rial, and Double-sovereign.
Obverse.—Type. To this monarch we owe the great change which has been, since his reign, gradually improving in coins. In the first issue, his coins very closely resemble those of Henry VI. Bust crowned with an open double-arched crown, now first used; some have a key on either side the Bust. In the 18th year of his reign his coins assumed a very different character. The circle of arches was discarded; the head (which, for the first time, may be considered as a portrait) is represented in dexter profile, crowned with a double or single arched crown, with the ball and cross on top. The Penny of his later issue has the king sitting in a chair of state, crowned, sceptre in his right, and globe in his left hand.
