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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 380

(x) Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, Quarter-Noble, c. 1356, Series B/Gd Mule, Tower (London), + EDWAR •' D •' G •' REX • ANGL • 7 • FRANC, annulet stops, Royal shield set with semé of four fleurs in first quarter, inside double-tressure of eight arches, additional pellet below shield, rev. + EXALTABITVR • IN : GAhLORI, reverse-barred Roman N, floriate cross, with extra fronds on stems, leopards in angles, and additional annulet in second quarter, large pellet in centre, 1.919g [29.61grns], 11h, m.m. cross pattée (LAL, dies 4/1* {B/Gd}; Doubleday 80 same dies; Schneider I, 33 same dies; North 1141/1190; S.1495/1498), a field find with modest surface stippling, otherwise struck with an aged obverse die on a fuller flan, strictly fine / almost very fine, extremely rare

Provenance

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


Finn, FPL 10 (May 1997), no. 3* - "struck from a worn and rusty die; otherwise F-VF and a great rarity" - £450 [with ticket and envelope]

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

Estimate
£240 to £300

Starting price
£220