Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1140. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (2.54 g, 6h). Third coinage. Tower mint; im: lis. Struck 1544-1547. hЄnRIC' x 8 x D' x G’ xx ΛGL' x FRΛ' x Z x hIB’ x RЄX, crowned bust facing slightly right (Laker bust A1 [bust 1]) / POSVI DEV’ xx ΛDIVTORЄ’ x mЄV’, royal shield over long cross fourchée; annulets in forks. Whitton p. 309, A.2; North 1844; SCBC 2369. Good VF, toned, slight doubling. Excellent portrait, struck on a broad flan.