PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 7.59 g, 12h). Third coinage, third period. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1346-1351. NGC graded AU 53 (incorrectly labeled S-1490).Triton XXVI British, Gold Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 7.59 g, 12h). Third coinage, third period. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1346-1351. ЄD WAR : D : GRA : RЄX : ANGL : Z : FRAnC : DnS : hYB (double saltire stops), half-length figure of Edward standing facing within ship, holding sword and shield; bowsprit passes through bow / + : Ih’C : TRAnSIЄnS : PЄR : mЄDIVm : ILLORVm : IBAT : (double saltire stops), cross fleurdelisée and feuillue; in center of cross, Є within rosette within angled quadrilobe; in each quarter, crown above lion passant left; all within tressure of arches; trefoils in spandrels. Potter, Gold IIa (unlisted dies); Schneider –; Lockett 1225; North 1180; SCBC 1481; St. James’s 14 (30 September 2010), lot 3 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6468631-001, graded AU 53 (incorrectly labeled S-1490). Very rare. |