ANGLO-GALLIC. Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AV Noble guyennois à la rose – Pavillon d’or (32mm, 5.34 g, 2h). La Rochelle mint. Struck 1362(?). NGC MS 63.Triton XXVII British, Gold Sold For $ 12 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-GALLIC. Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AV Noble guyennois à la rose – Pavillon d’or (32mm, 5.34 g, 2h). La Rochelle mint. Struck 1362(?). Edward wearing rose wreath, standing facing, holding sword up in right hand and raising left hand; at feet, two leopards couchant; to left and right, two ostrich feathers with tips curved inward; all within ornate Gothic portico / Ornate cross quernée with rose in center, lion passant and lis in opposite quarters; all within arched quatrefoil set on quadrate frame with roses in angles; pelleted cinquefoils in spandrals. AGC 157A, 8/k; cf. Schneider 48 (for type); Duplessey, Féodales 1120; SCBC 8123. In NGC encapsulation 5982252-001, graded MS 63. Well struck. |