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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 283

Anglo-Gallic. Edward II (1307-1327). Obole au leopard. 0.35 gms. Leopard passant on line, M B below, rev. Cross pattée within inner circle, crown in second angle. Galata 26C-(2/b), Elias 110a, S.8029, Poey d'Avant 2821, Dup.1109. Rare subtype. The MB denier and obole types have been reassigned from Edward III to Edward II based on hoard evidence. See: Galata p. 37 and 192 - Sauternes Hoard; and Marc Bompaire "Datation de deux monnaies d'Edouard II duc d'Aquitaine grâce à deux trovailles" for Saint-Pierre des Cuisines de Toulouse Hoard. Some weakness in peripheries, very minor deposits. About Very Fine. Ex McCarthy collection, CNG, May 1, 1997, lot 3080.

Estimate
$150 to $200