1430 GROAT HENRY VI CALAIS MINT

A rare groat minted in 1430 at Calais during Henry VI's reign. This silver coin exemplifies the monetary output of England's most strategically important continental possession in the 15th century. The groat served as a workhorse denomination, facilitating mercantile transactions and military payroll across occupied territories. This specimen bears the distinctive characteristics of Calais mint production, with Henry VI's portrait and heraldic insignia rendered according to contemporary minting standards. Scarce and highly prized by numismatists, this piece illuminates the economic infrastructure supporting English interests in France during the later stages of the Hundred Years' War. An invaluable addition for collectors of medieval English coinage, offering compelling evidence of the monetary systems and territorial ambitions that defined early 15th-century English statecraft.