Mary, Groat, Sole Reign (1553-1554), #sherborne A nice light chocolate colour

A nice light chocolate colour

In addition to a British war medal

R* in beaded circle

He served in Egypt from 28 April 1915 (entitled to 1915 Star Trio) and thence on the Western Front

Minor hairlines

Mary, Groat, Sole Reign (1553-1554), #sherborne A nice light chocolate colourMary, Sole Reign (1553 1554), Groat, crowned bust left, rev. square topped shield over cross fourche, 2. 01g, 7h, m. m. pomegranate (North 1960; Spink 2492), rough chipped with a resulting hairline flan split from 11 o'clock and through the crown, slightly concave, otherwise an atypically strong portrait for this notoriously soft issue, struck details near very fine, and attractively toned.