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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 592

(x) NGC MS61 | Anglo-Gallic, Edward III (1327-1377), Florin d'Or, 1354-1355, Bordeaux, under Bernard de la Brète, (m.m.) S. IOh'A’NNUS B, Saint John the Baptist standing facing, rev. + DVX : A | QiTAniE, large fleur-de-lys, 2.738g [42.25grns], 12h, m.m. lion's head and crown / cross pattée (Schneider III, 6; Ainslie, Pl. I, 1; O'Hagan [1907], 650 same dies; Poey d'Avant 2832; Hewlett, pp. 44-45, no. 2 & Pl. III, I; Beresford-Jones 4/5; Elias 36d; S.8036), die striations in mint-fresh fields, handsomely lustrous and boldly struck up for this extraordinarily short-lived and commensurately rare 'failed' issue, virtually mint state, and OF THE HIGHEST RARITY, one of the most iconic and short-lived coins of the Anglo-Gallic series!, in NGC Black 'Carrington' holder, graded MS61 (Cert. #8534361-013)

Provenance

The "Carrington" Collection of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins


Spink 24, 13 October 1982, lot 35* - "extremely fine and extremely rare" - £6,400


The florin was introduced at Bordeaux to provide a handy trade coin for Edward's French possessions. Documentary evidence suggests the florin was first struck around 1352, when the Bordeaux mint was leased to Bernard de la Brète for one year. This suggests the production of this coin was a local initiative. Unfortunately, mint authorities failed to maintain the rigorous standards that made the florin so widely acceptable, and the weight dropped rapidly from the norm of 3.50 gm to as low as 2.30 gm by 1355. Its extreme rarity leads to the conclusion that the unpopular coin was withdrawn from circulation, to be replaced by the Leopard d'Or in September 1355



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Sold for
£50,000

Starting price
£15000