Richard II Groat type II, super portrait piece of this usually weak coinage Light tone over considerable lustre

Light tone over considerable lustre

With an unusual and bold portrait for this issue

a bold very fine and highly unusual as mint mark lis

otherwise extremely fine

restrike silver Proof Rupee

Richard II Groat type II, super portrait piece of this usually weak coinage Light tone over considerable lustreRichard II (1377 99), silver Groat of Fourpence, type II, facing crowned bust within double tressure of nine arcs, fleur on each cusp including breast, legend with inner and outer beaded circles surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark cross patte, +RICARD'x DIxx GRAxx REXx AnGLxZx FRAnCIE, retrograde Z, rev. long cross patte, tri pellets in each inner angle, double concentric legends with beaded inner and outer circles surrounding, inner legend reads