Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 19051 - The Isladulcie Collection of English Hammered Gold Coins
Lot: 8

Edward III (1327-77), Noble, Tower, series F/Ga mule, 7.68g [118.5gns], 2h, unbarred as and ns, single saltire stops, including before edward and between h and y of hyb, ropes 3/1, ornaments -11-11-, quatrefoils 3/4, rev. i.m. cross pattée [cross 3 (4)], single annulet stops, large e in centre (LAL, dies AP/83; Doubleday 87-88, same obverse die; Schneider I, 36, same obverse die/-; N.1173/1179; S.1489/1490), edge nick at 5 o'clock, and conserved during Treasure process, otherwise very fine or near so for strike, scarce

provenance
DNW 73A, 14 March 2007, lot 1496
"A Collection of Gold Nobles", Spink 169, 15 July 2004, lot 213
Spink 101, 24 November 1993, lot 12
Christie's, 28 February 1989, lot 11
Pinchbeck Hoard, deposited c.1380s

The trove of no fewer than ninety-nine Edward III and Richard II gold Nobles was discovered by farmer Ronald Stocker and friend Malcolm Dennis in an onion field near the village of Surfleet, Lincolnshire over the course of several seasons beginning with an isolated find in 1983. Following guidance from the British Museum upon identification of this first find as a series G Noble of Edward III's pre-Treaty {fourth} coinage, and with the discovery of a further five coins in 1985, a more extensive search was organised for late September 1986. Over the course of two weekends a further eighty-seven coins were recovered, sixty of which were reportedly found in close association to one another as if originally stacked together. Over the Valentine's weekend of 1987 a further six coins were recovered and brought to Coroner's inquest with the previous discoveries on 16 June 1987. Promptly declared treasure, 23 coins were retained at a cost of £11,860 for the national collection, the remainder were consigned to auction with Christie's.

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£2,100