Henry VII Groat, Tower issue, London, class 1, mm half lis and rose

Henry VII (1485-1509),silver Groat, class 1, London Mint, facing open crowned bust in double tressure of nine arcs, fleurs on cusps, rose on bust, initial mark lis upon half rose (1485-87), reads hEnRIC'x DI'x GRΛ'x REXxx ΛnGL'x Zx FRANC,rev.long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, beaded circles and twin concentric legend surrounding, inner legend CIVI TAS LON DON, outer legend POSVI DEV' A DIVTO E' mEVR, weight 2.55g (SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 94; N.1703; S.2193).Deep even cabinet toning, bold portrait with legible legends in the main, scarcer class I with open crown and rose on breast, good very fine, with much eye appeal.