Quick Quiz #5 – Henry VI Coin Issues
To accompany my new article Henry VI Part Two, a quiz on his coins.
Coins at the time of Henry VI bore no date. The various issues of Henry VI had privy marks that serve to classify them and place them within a date range, as shown below. Here is an example, together with the various privy marks found on Henry VI coins. Additional pellets appear in some issues, next to the king’s head and in the angles of the reverse. There are 6 issues to identify in the quiz below.
Example: Leaf-Mascle
Photo: © DNW
Obverse: leaf below bust, mascle after REX. Reverse: leaves after POSVI and SIE, mascle before LA
Privy Marks
Quiz
Issues
Annulet 1422-1427
Rosette-Mascle 1427-1430
Pinecone-Mascle 1430-1434
Leaf-Mascle 1434-1435
Leaf-Trefoil 1435-1438
Trefoil 1438-1443
Trefoil-Pellet 1443-1445
Leaf-Pellet 1445-1454
Cross-Pellet 1454-1460
Lis-Pellet 1454-1460