Edward III Half-Noble, Treaty Period, London, no stops after ANGL

Edward III (1327-77), gold Half-Noble of three shillings and four pence, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Tower Mint London, Treaty Period (1361-69) King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, beaded circle surrounding, saltire at start of legend, xED WARDxx DEIxx Gxx REXxx AnGL D'x hYB Z AQ T, the letter Y is a curvy I, no stop after AnGL, rev. E at centre of ornamental cross with lis terminals, crowns over lions over trefoils in angles, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, legend +DOmInExx nExx Inxx FVRORExx TVOxx ARGVASxx mE, weight 3.79g (Doubleday 233; cf.Schneider 80; N.1238; S.1506). Toned some nicks and spade mark scuff probably from past ground recovery, rim nick, about very fine and rare with the curvy I in HIB and lack of stops after English title, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU details reverse damage due to spade mark.

NGC Certification 8221158-001 - rightly AU details due to reverse spade mark from recovery in soil.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Edward by the Grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland "; and on the reverse "O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger" a Psalm from the Bible.

This coin was struck in the period of the Treaty of Bretigny ratified on the 24th October 1360, at which point Edward III relaxed his claim to the French throne, so that he no longer styled himself as King of France in the Latin titles upon the coinage. This all changed in 1369 when the captive King John II died and his son became King Charles V of France continuing the 100 years War.