The Motcomb Collection: English Groats

Edward I, Groat, 5.54g, first type, small crowned bust with rosette below within quatrefoil of three lines, flowers in spandrels, + edwardvs: d’i:...

Edward I, Groat, 5.43g, larger face with crown formed of four crescents with pearl ornaments, rosette at centre of drapery, triple colon stops, re...

Edward I, Groat, 5.13g, broad face with short hair within quadrilobe of two lines, three pellets below bust, triple colon stops, rev., reads in tw...

Edward III (1327-77), Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), Groat, 4.62g, series B, London, m.m. cross 1, Roman m’s and n’s, open c’s and e...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.62g, series B, London, m.m. cross 1, obverse legend with x of rex from m.m. punch placed sideways, pellet ...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.47g, series B/C mule London, m.m. cross 1, obverse legend from the same die as the last, with x of rex fro...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.58g, series C, London, m.m. cross 1, obv., with fleurs at all eight arches and reads di g, stops are broke...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.58g, series C, London, m.m. cross 1, obv., top two arches not fleured, reads d g, annulet stops on both si...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.46g, series C, London, m.m. cross 1, obv., all arches fleured, reads dei g, barred a’s, annulet stops on b...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.63g, series D, London, m.m. cross 1a on both sides, annulet stops and n’s unbarred on both sides, obv., re...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.41g, Series D, London, m.m. cross 1, obv., reads +edward. d. g. rex. aiigl. z. fraiic. d. hyb, rev., inner...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.69g, series E, London, m.m. cross 2, normal e and r, n’s of london reverse-barred and v of civitas with ‘s...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.22g, series E, London, m.m. cross 2, portrait with lis on king’s breast, f of franc upside down (N. 1163; ...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.65g, series E, York, m.m. cross 2, rev., reads civitas eboraci, v with ‘snick’ (N. 1164; S. 1572; cf.Lawre...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.32g, series E/F mule, London, m.m. cross 2 on obverse, crown on reverse, obv., lis on cusps of tressure, n...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.41g, Series F, London, m.m. crown, with broken letters on both sides, rev., e of adivtorem re-punched over...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.60g, Series F, London, m.m. crown, obv., no stop between or after dhyb, rev., reads civitas loiidoii (N. 1...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.37g, Series F/G mule, London, m.m. crown on obverse, cross 3 on reverse, obv., broken letters c, d, e, rev...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.47g, Series G, London, m.m. cross 3, obv., annulet below bust, all arches fleured, legend ends hy., reads ...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.44g, Series G, London, m.m. cross 3, obv., annulet below bust, all arches fleured as the last, rev., reads...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.41g, Series Gb/Ga mule, London, m.m. cross 3, obv., without annulet below bust, top two arches not fleured...

Edward III, Transitional Treaty Period, Groat, 4.30g, London, m.m. cross potent, obv., annulets replace fleurs on cusps at sides of crown, reads +...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.26g, London, type c, m.m. slender cross pattée, obv., single annulet stops, rev., double saltire stops, revers...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.38g, London, type f, m.m. slender cross pattée, obv., bust 1, double annulet stops, reads angl, rev., double s...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.60g, London, type f, m.m. slender cross pattée, obv., double annulet stops, x in rex indistinct, rev., double ...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.30g, Calais, type g, m.m. cross potent, obv., annulet on breast, rev., pellet-tailed r, reads vil/la.c/ale/sie...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.40g, Series X, Calais, type g, m.m. cross potent, obv., annulet on breast, rev., var. with normal r, reads vil...

Edward III, Treaty Period, Groat, 4.01g, London, type k, m.m. cross potent, obv., annulet (double-punched) before edward, a’s unbarred, rev., barr...

Edward III, Post-Treaty Period, Groat, 3.61g, London, m.m. cross (with, on obverse, four pellets), first ‘Chainmail’ issue with row of annulets un...

Edward III, Post-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.30g, London, m.m. cross (with, on obverse, four pellets), second ‘Chainmail’ issue with row of annulets u...

Edward III, Post-Treaty Period, Groat, 4.49g, London, type 3, m.m. cross pattée, obv., fleurs on all cusps, no pellets by fleurs, reads edward di ...

Richard II (1377-99), Groat, 4.47g, London, m.m. cross pattée, type II, new straight-sided lettering with inverted z as copula, ricard dei gra rex...

Richard II, Groat, 4.56g, London, m.m. cross pattée, type IV, obv., new bust with crescent on breast, fleurs on other cusps except that at king’s ...

Henry IV (1399-1413), Light Coinage (1412-13), Primary Series, Groat, 3.59g, London, m.m. cross pattée on obverse only, type I, transitional or mu...

Henry IV, Light Coinage, Groat, 3.70g, London, m.m. cross pattée, type II, obv., 8 arches to tressure, henric’ dei gra’ rex angl’ z franc, saltire...

Henry IV, Light Coinage, Groat, 3.75g, London, m.m. cross pattée, type II, obv., 10 arches to tressure, similar legend and saltire stops, rev., sl...

Henry IV, Light Coinage, Groat, 3.74g, London, m.m. cross pattée, type III, tressure of nine arches, with slipped trefoil at end of obverse legend...

Henry IV or Henry V (1413-22), Groat, 3.79g, London, class A, from a Henry IV primary series reverse die, m.m. pierced cross pattée with central p...

Henry IV or Henry V, Groat, 3.61g, London, class A, m.m. pierced cross pattée with central pellet, ‘emaciated’ bust, quatrefoil and saltire stops ...

Henry IV or Henry V, Groat, 3.63g, London, class B, m.m. cross pattée with central pellet, obv., ‘scowling’ bust 1, with fleurs over crown and qua...

Henry IV or Henry V, Groat, 3.80g, London, class B, m.m. cross pattée with central pellet, obv., ‘scowling’ bust 2, with fleurs on cusps but not o...

Henry IV or Henry V, Groat, 3.18g, a contemporary forgery of a ‘scowling’ bust London issue, m.m. cross pattée with central pellet, bust within tr...

Henry V (1413-22), Groat, 3.77g, class c, London, m.m. pierced cross with pellet centre, obv., ‘frowning’ bust type 1 with mullet on breast, disti...

Henry V, Groat, 3.79g, class c, London, m.m. pierced cross, obv., ‘frowning’ bust type 1, var. without mullet on breast, legend ends franc (N. 138...

Henry V, Groat, 3.58, class c, London, m.m. pierced cross with sunk centre, obv., ‘frowning’ bust type 2 with mullet on breast, no quatrefoil afte...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.76g, London, m.m. cross I/I, reads anglie and with fleur on breast, letters N2, F1, rev., extra annulets between...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.85g, London, m.m. cross II/II, reads anglie and with fleur on breast, letters N4, F1, rev., annulets in second a...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.64g, London, m.m. cross II/II, reads anglie and with fleur on breast, letters N4, F1, var. with small-sized mint...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.72g, York, m.m. cross II/II, lis on either side of neck, rev., annulet after eboraci, annulets in second and thi...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.80g, London, m.m. cross II, reads angl’, without fleur on breast, letters N4, F2, rev., annulets in second and t...

Henry VI, Annulet Issue, Groat, 3.64g, Calais, m.m. cross II/II, reads angl’, without fleur on breast, annulets either side of neck, letters N4, F...

Henry VI, Annulet-Trefoil Sub-Issue, Groat, 3.70g, Calais, m.m. cross II/plain cross, reads angl’, no mark on breast, annulets either side of neck...

Henry VI, mule Annulet / Rosette-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.81g, London, m.m. crosses II/V, obverse of late Annulet type with young bust, letters N4, ...

Henry VI, Rosette-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.74g, Calais, m.m. crosses II/V, obv., mascles in two spandrels (N. 1446; S. 1860; Whitton 16a; Stewartby ...

Henry VI, Rosette-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.83g, Calais, m.m. crosses II/V, obv., mascles in two spandrels, flaw (or a cancelled mark?) beside neck, ...

Henry VI, Rosette-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.74g, Calais, m.m. crosses IIIa/V, obv., rosette stops except mascle after rex, rev., mascle before la of ...

Henry VI, mule Rosette-mascle / Pinecone-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.56g, Calais, m.m. crosses IIIa/V, obv., rosette stops with mascle after rex, possi...

Henry VI, Pinecone-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.86g, Calais, m.m. crosses IIIa/V (N. 1461; S. 1875; Whitton 28d; Stewartby p. 325, IIIa), struck on a fu...

Henry VI, Pinecone-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.52g, Calais, m.m. crosses IIIa/V, similar to the last but from different dies, with sharper obverse mint...

Henry VI, Leaf-mascle Issue, Groat, 3.91g, Calais, m.m. crosses IV/V, with leaf below bust, rev., leaf below mevm (N. 1475; S. 1890; Whitton 31a; ...