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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 377

(x) Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, "Kingless" Noble, c. 1356, Series Ga/F, Tower (London), C | DWARD '• DEI • GRA • ANGL '• 7 • FRANC • D • hY•B•E, [sic], C for E in EDWARD, REX omitted in error, single annulet stops, closed E, Roman unbarred Ns, scroll-tailed R, King standing in ship, brandishing long sword and Royal shield set with semé of five fleurs in first quarter, wearing Royal jupon over brigandine armour, rerebrace, couter and gauntlet visible on sword arm, chain mail draping below, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 3/4, bow-sprit through foc'sul, ornaments -11-11-, leopards facing left, rev. (i.m.) Ih'C • AVTEM • TRANCIENS • P • MEDIVM • ILLORVM IBAT [sic], single annulet stops, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, with additional lys in second quarter, large closed E at centre, 7.674g [118.43grns], 4h, i.m. crown (Barrie J Cook, "The Pinchbeck, Lincs. Treasure Trove", Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 151 [1991], no. 14 this coin; LAL, dies AU/76; Doubleday 89; Schneider I, 39 [for type], and 40/- same obverse die; BMC 1936, 5-10, 12, 24 & 1922, 5-16, 5 same dies; North 1179/1173; S.1490/1489), an unfortunate scuff at 3 o'clock, otherwise bright and lustrous, a pleasing and bolder very fine, very rare, a remarkable die-sinker's error!

Provenance

The Martin Waldron Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet Coins


Christie's, 28 February 1989, lot 10 - "...very fine, extremely rare" [Spink]



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 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£2,400 to £3,000

Starting price
£2200