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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 391

(x) Edward III (1327-1377), Post-Treaty Period, Noble, 1369-1377, "Group III", Tower (London), EDW | ARD 'x DI x GRA x REX x AnGL 'x Z x FRAnC 'x DnS x hIB 'x Z x AQVIT, single saltire stops, closed E, lombardic Ns, scroll-tailed R, King standing in ship, brandishing long sword and Royal shield set with semé of four 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 5/4, bow-sprit through foc'sul, ornaments 1-1-1-1, leopards facing right, rev. + Ih'C : AVTEM : TRANSIEnS : PER : MEDIVM : ILLORVM : IBAT, chevron-barred A in IBAT, double saltire stops, floriate cross, small pellets flanking upper lys and one further at its base, crowned leopards in angles, large E and saltire at centre, 7.680g [118.52grns], 9h, i.m. cross pattée (LAL 8, Pl. XIX, no. 5; Doubleday 291 this coin; Schneider I, 113 same dies; North 1278; S.1519), die clashing by mast and brightness and discolouration on obverse where improperly cleaned, all indicative of a sympathetic ring mount, nevertheless uniformly bold for strike, almost very fine, a very rare variety

Provenance

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


CNG, by private treaty (Inventory no. 761433), November 2005 [with ticket]


Dr Andrew Wayne, by private treaty with CNG


Professor D C Baker, Spink 161, 14 November 2002, lot 4 - "almost very fine, a very rare variety with E and cross in centre" [Wayne]


Finn, FPL 10 (May 1997), no. 1* - "a good full specimen of this rare variety, small spade mark just after 3 o'clock, otherwise VF" - £650


Finn, FPL 2 (Summer 1994), no. 5* - "slight spade mark and has probably been flattened but a pleasing coin overall if only VF; scarce" - £650


Gordon Vincent Doubleday, Glendining, 7 June 1972, lot 291 - "has been cleaned and with dent by mast, almost very fine"


Laurie Asher Lawrence, collection of Edwardian Gold purchased en bloc by Doubleday, 1950

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