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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 2130. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat 
                                (3.59 gm, 7h). London mint; mm: pierced cross 
                                with pellet. "Emaciated" bust. Bidding Closed 
                                Estimate $4000 

                              LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat (3.59 gm, 
                              7h). London mint; mm: pierced cross with pellet. 
                              "Emaciated" bust. Crowned bust facing; trefoil on 
                              breast, quatrefoil after first word / Long cross 
                              with pellets in quarters; quatrefoil after first 
                              word, double saltires after LONDON. Potter class 
                              I, dies 2/VI; North 1385; SCBC 1759. VF, toned. 
                              The rarest of Henry V groats. ($4000)

                              The earliest coinage of Henry V mixed in one 
                              distinctive early bust type (the "emaciated" bust, 
                              with two known dies) with a variety of obverse and 
                              reverse dies re-used from his father Henry IV. The 
                              regular coinage of Henry V probably began in 1415, 
                              as he prepared for his invasion of France. The 
                              campaign would start off with the stunning victory 
                              at Agincourt and result in Henry being proclaimed 
                              the heir to the French throne and acknowledged as 
                              the most powerful monarch in western Europe. Henry 
                              conceived plans to renew the Crusades to the east, 
                              but fell ill during the siege of Meaux and died at 
                              the age of 35 in 1422.








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High bid of $5100, $5865 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €4131, £2805, C$6375, A$6630, on June 8, 2005.

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