The Earliest Dated British Coin Struck in the name of an English King - YOU AGREE ?
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This Coin 1513 is of great historical interest as it pre-dates the earliest Edward VI 1552 dated coinage
1513 Groat “Non” portrait Type. Tournai mint. Obv. Crowned royal shield ; rev. Multiply barred, long cross crosslet, H in central panel, cf Hoc p. 132 no 205 Wt. 3.376 gm. [date 1513 in ledgend top right hand]
The earliest dated coin in the name of an English monarch is the Tournai gros or groat struck by Henry VIII subsequent to his capture of the town in September 1513. Tournai is a small town in present day Belgium, but was in French hands in the early part of the 16th century.** It remained under English control until October 1518 **when an Anglo-French treaty provided for the return of Tournai to France on the payment of 400000 crowns1 ,
The provenance of this coin can now be given as follows.
With Snelling some time prior to 1769
Benjamin Bartlett, collection sold Gerard 25/4/1787
Edward Hodsoll, collection bought by Tyssen in the late 1700s
Samuel Tyssen 3087, Sotheby 12/4/1802. Bought by Young £11/11/- for
Barrè Charles Roberts, collection purchased by the British Museum in 1810.
Sold/Exchanged by the BM after 1915, exact date unknown.
Glendining 8/7/1970 lot 59 ‘Philippi’(?)
SNC 5/1990 no.2521
Frank Brady 290, Spink 209, 6/10/2011,
Present Owner Petitioncrown.comGeoffrey Cope
Thanks are due to the following people in assisting with this article. Rob Piece, Barrie Cook (British Museum), Olivier Elsen (Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.), Emily Freeman (Rascoins), Marvin Lessen and Tim Webb-Ware.
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That's quite the provenance.
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Indeed! Neat coin, too.
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If I have to ask, it's way out of my range. Nice to be able to add your name to such an historic piece's provenance.
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Just a minor clarification on the earliest dated coin struck in the British Isles, that honour would go to the 1539 dated Scottish "Ducat" or Bonnet piece coin of 40/- struck for James V. James V's coinage also introduced renaissance portraits into the British Isles.