Exceptional Edward Pre-Treaty Noble

Triton XVII, Lot: 1438. Estimate $10000. Sold for $17000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (35mm, 7.68 g, 12h). Fourth coinage, Post-Treaty Period, Group III. Calais mint; im: rosette/-. Struck 1369-1377. ЄDW ΛRD’ × D¯I × GR¯Λ’ × RЄX × ΛnGL’ × Ξ × FRΛn¯C’ × DnS × ҺIB’ × Ξ × ΛQVIT, king standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 5/4, lis 4; flag at stern / + Ih’C : ΛVTЄm : TRΛnSIЄnS : PЄR : mЄDIVm : ILLORVm : IBΛT (double saltire stops), ornate cross with lis at ends and small Є· in center; crowned lion in each quarter. Lawrence group III; cf. Schneider 115 (same obv. die); North 1281; SCBC 1521. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Perfectly struck on a remarkably broad flan, thus very rare.