Triton XVIII, Lot: 1800. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-GALLIC. Edward III. 1327-1377. BI Gros au léopard passant – Blanc au leopard (23.5mm, 2.13 g, 3h). Struck spring 1348. ЄD REX ΛnG [LIЄ] / BnDICTV : [SIT : nOmЄ : DnI : nRI : DEI] (double annulet stops), long cross pattée / [+ DVX · ΛQITΛnIЄ (annulet stop)], leopard passant left between two lines; all within tressure of arches containing leaves. SCBC 8057; Elias 59; Duplessy, Féodales 1063; Elias Collection –; Boudeau –; Poey d'Avant –. Fine, typical weak strike. Rare – only one example on CoinArchives (Spink 224, lot 563, hammered at £680).

From the Michael Joffre Collection, purchased from Steve Ford.