Rare “Chain Mail” Issue

CNG 99, Lot: 1234. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AR Groat (26mm, 4.24 g, 9h). Fourth coinage, Post-treaty period. London (Tower) mint; im: cross pattée. Struck 1369-1377. ЄDWΛRD × DI × G × RЄX × ΛnGL × Z × F × DnS × Һ[IB × Z × ]AQ (Zs retrograde), crowned facing bust, with trefoil and ‘chain mail’ on breast, in tressure of arches with trefoils on cusps; all within double polylobe / + POSVI × DЄVm × Λ DIVTOR Єm × mЄVm/× CIVI TΛS × LOИ DOИ, long cross; trefoils in quarters, bar over second И in DOИ. Lawrence 6 var. (rev. legend); Stewartby p. 261, 1a; North 1284; SCBC 1639. Near VF, attractively toned. Well struck and rare.

From the Michael Joffre Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18 September 2013), lot 1943; Frank Brady Collection (Spink 209, 6 October 2011), lot 51 (purchased privately from Patrick Finn); T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection (acquired by Spink; includes ticket).