Halfgroat of Henry VIII

This coin came in from Ian Judd, who asked for a full ID and a valuation on his find.

The coin is a halfgroat of Henry VIII, which was struck during the second coinage. On the obverse is a profile portrait of the king, the stops are double saltires and the mint mark is a Catherine wheel. The reverse has the same mint mark, the shield within the inner circle is flanked by T and C and the legend reads CIVI TAS CAn TOR. 

The preceding information adds up to this coin being struck for the profit of Thomas Cranmer when he was Archbishop of Canterbury. In the Standard Catalogue this type of halfgroat is listed as number 2345.

Valuation

The reverse is slightly off centre but this side is otherwise in VF condition. The obverse is weak in the centre so I would grade it no better than Fine.  If I was cataloguing this coin for sale at auction then in its present condition I would set the pre-sale estimate no higher than £70-90.

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