£3,200
1356-1561 King Edward III gold series G fourth coinage pre-treaty period Noble (S 1490, N 1180). Obverse: the king faces us, holding a sword and a quartered shield, standing in a masted ship at sea rigged with three-roped rigging to either side. 'EDWARD · DEI · GRA · REX · ANGL · Z · FRANC · DHY B' around. Reverse: floriated cross with elaborate lis terminals and a small Lombardic 'Є' in the centre, lions and crowns occupying the angles. This design sits within a double tressure of eight arcs with trefoils in the angles between the tressure and a beaded circle. Cross 3 mintmark proceeds a legend that reads 'IHC x AVTEM x TRANCIENS x P x MEDIVM x ILLORVM x IBAT'. Weight: 7.64g. Diameter: 33mm.
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