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DM12972

Edward III Quarter Noble Transitional Treaty Period, ex Lawrence and Doubleday

Edward III (1327-1377), gold Quarter-Noble of one shilling and eight pence, fourth coinage, Transitional Treaty period (1360-61), quartered shield of arms in tressure of eight arcs, trefoils in spandrels, annulets on cusps, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, EDWAR' DEIxx GRAC' REXxx AnGL'x D, rev. large pellet in central compartment of ornate cross with lis terminals, lion over annulet in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark cross pattée, EXALTABITVRxx Inxx GLORIA, weight 1.91g (LAL dies c/3; Schneider 71/-; Doubleday 194 this coin; N.1224; S.1501). Toned, one tiny flan crack with pinhole, otherwise good very fine with some excess metal at rim, very rare variety with a good provenance.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Edward by the Grace of God, King of England," and on the reverse "He shall be exalted in glory," a Psalm from the Bible.

Provenance:

Ex L. A. Lawrence Collection, private transaction via A. H. Baldwin, 1950.

Ex Gordon V. Doubleday, Coins of Edward III, Glendining, 7th June 1972, lot 194, sold for £65.

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