Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty Period. Reverse with Lis in centre, Obverse with Annulet before EDWARD, A in GRA unbarred, Curule X, S.1511, Schneider 90, a little roughness to the edge at 1 o'clock, 1.81 grammes, other wise GVF and a pleasing example
Quarter NobleEdward III Series C, Reverse with Plume in centre, S.1496, North 1243 mintmark Cross 3, 1.89 grammes, Fine or slightly better, the edge a little uneven at 7 o'clock
Half NobleEdward III Treaty Period, omits FRANC Annulet before EDWARD, S.1507, North 1239, Schneider 88, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, 3.85 grammes, EF, a little off-centre, an eye-catching high grade example and rare thus
NobleEdward IIILondon Mint, Treaty Period, Group b, Annulet before ED/WΛRD, Gothic N in ANGL, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, Quatrefoils 4/4, Lis 4, S.1503, North 1232, Schneider 86, 7.67 grammes, a little weak on TRAN of TRANSIENS, otherwise bold VF and well struck
NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, Calais Mint, without flag, FRANC omitted, with curule-shaped X in REX, Reverse with C in centre, Saltire stop before EDWARD and also with Saltire stops on obverse S.1505, North 1234, Ornaments -11-11.Ropes 3/2 Quatrefoils 3/2. Mintmark Cross Potent. No equivalent coin in Schneider, 7.62 grammes, EF a superb and choice boldly struck example, the King's portrait particularly sharp and pleasing, large hammered gold seldom seen in this high grade, comes with old sales ticket
NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, Calais Mint, with flag, FRANC omitted, Reverse with closed C in centre, with saltire stops on obverse S.1504, North 1234, similar to Schneider 97, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, Quatrefoils 4/4. 7 grammes, appears GVF, with very little actual wear, on a full round flan
Half NobleEdward IIILondon Mint Treaty Period S.1506, North 1238, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, Quatrefoils 4/2, no equivalent coin in Schneider Saltire before EDWARD, 3.88 grammes, VF or better the obverse with small flan cracks at 4 and 11 o'clock,
NobleEdward IIILondon Mint, (with FRANC in legend) clipped, weighing 6.1 grammes, NEF, a Pre-Treaty or Post-Treaty issue with much of the obverse legend and mintmark missing making further attribution uncertain, viewing recommended
Quarter NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Transitional Treaty Period, No French Title, S.1501 pierced and with a flan split by the inner circle, in an NNC holder and graded VF35 pierced
Half NobleEdward III Transitional Treaty Period 1361 reverse with annulets at corners of central panel, saltire and double saltire stops, closed E at centre. French title omitted as is that of Aquitane EDWARD DEI G REX ANGL D HIB Good Fine (3.7 grams)
NobleEdward III Treaty Period 1361-1369, Calais Mint, C at centre, no flag, S.1505 VF with a surface crack at around 4 o'clock on the obverse, skilfully repaired
NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty period, (1356-1361) London Mint, 7.72 grammes, variety with one annulet either side of the lis at the top of the reverse cross S.1490var, NVF with some light scuffs near the centre on each side
NobleEdward III Treaty Period S.1502 mintmark Cross Potent, struck on a small flan weighing 7.7 grammes, this in line with the Schneider examples, About EF , the portrait pleasing, the reverse with a thin flan stress mark
NobleEdward III S1518 but a rare variety and unlisted in Schneider, obverse begins EDWARDVS, the piece is accompanied by a detail research paper from 2004 by Peter Woodhead explaining the variety VF and rare
Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty period S.1151 annulet before Edward, creased and straightened, a very small amount of light shines through, Good Fine or better
Noble, Henry IV Heavy Coinage (1399-1412) London Mint mint mark Cross Pattee, old arms with four lis in French quarters, crescent on rudder, nails on ships side point to the left S.1705North 1336 (a), as Schneider 189 with minor stop variations, Good EF about as struck, the portrait especially bold and clear and struck on a full round flan with all legends and details sharp and crisp, weight 7.71 grammes. A rarer type and in superior grade to the S.1706 cf.Schneider 194 specimen sold at St. James Auction 30/9/2010 which realised £56,000 hammer price. This coin is from the MPO Utrecht auction May 2003 where a large European hoard was sold which included over 130 English Nobles (mostly Edward III and Richard II) and many hundreds of continental gold pieces. The most recent English issues were 3 Henry IV Heavy Nobles this lot being one so the hoard must have been lost soon after these were struck thus the exceptionally high grade. A choice example of the extremely rare first type of Henry IV Heavy Coinage seldom offered for sale in any grade, this coin is certainly amongst the finest known or perhaps the best extant of this type. EX MPO Utrecht 30 May 2003, Ex Stephen Lockett Coins who the current vendor bought it off in September 2003 for £16,500, so not been on the market for 11 years
NobleEdward III Transitional Period 1361 French title omitted, the reverse with annulets at the corners of the central panel S.1499 mintmark Cross potent EF with a couple of small surface scuffs
Quarter nobleEdward III Transitional treaty period (1361-63), EDWAR DEI GRAC REX AnGL D, annulets on cusps and trefoils in spandrels (obv. and rev), in-filled pellet in centre of rev., small lis in second quarter above leopard, Roman N (S.1501. N.1224, Schneider 69 obv/rev unlisted) VF. Spade mark to obverse along with some doubling otherwise lustrous in areas. The reverse off struck. This sub-variety with additional lis on reverse not represented in Doubleday and possibly unrecorded. Rare.
NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage Pre-Treaty period muleNorth 1144/1180 Lombard M, closed C and E, wedge-tailed R, Annulet stops, Mintmark Cross 3 NVF with some scuffing at the bottom of the obverse
Half NobleEdward III Treaty Period, London, Annulet before EDWARD S.1507, weighs 3.2 grammes, GVF and scarce, a little short of flan, scuffed on the obverse
Hammered (2) Quarter NobleEdward III Pre treaty Series B with pellet beneath shield and closed E in centre of reverse (Schneider 13 var, Lawrence 3/3, N.1141, S.1495) GF, crimped and chipped at 9 o' clock, a detector find, Halfgroat Edward III Pre-treaty Series C, with Roman N and annulet stops (Doubleday 386 , Lawrence nos 1-4, N.1148, S.1574) Fine, with a little edge crimping at 10 o' clock
Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty Period London Mint Annulet before EDWARD S.1511 mintmark Cross Potent GVF with a small striking split from the edge at 3 o'clock on the reverse this also leading to just inside the inner circle where a there is small flan split
Half NobleEdward III (1327-1377) S.1493 Class E broken letters, the discovery coin, overall GVF better in parts with an excellent portrait and shield detail, with two flan splits near the centre of the coin (light shines through), Very Rare
Quarter noble. Edward III. C, 1361-69. Treaty period. Annulet before Edward. Rev; Liz in centre. Spinks 1511. Good surfaces and detail. Near VF. 1.86g.
Quarter Noble. Edward III. Treaty Period Au Quarter noble. C. 1361-1369. Annulets on cusps of obverse tressure. Cross in the centre of reverse with annulets in angles. North 1224. Cracked and with an edge split. About Fine. Scarce.
Half NobleEdward III (1327-1377) S.1493 Class E broken letters, the discovery coin, overall GVF better in parts with an excellent portrait and shield detail, with two small flan splits, Very Rare
Half NobleEdward III Saltire before Edward S.1506 Near VF with a flan crack running fro 5 o'clock to the centre of the obverse, comes with a ticket stating 'Facer Family'
Quarter NobleEdward III no E in centre of reverse dull a VF with some scuffing probably a metal detector find has been clipped so legend not clear in parts (1.6 grams)
NobleEdward III post-treaty period, annulet before ED. R. E and pellet in centre. SCH 114, S.1518, N 1278. 7.8 grams. Near extremely fine and of full flan.
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