England (1351-55) 1/4 noble Fr-91
This specimen was lot 1003 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Edward III. 1327-1377. 1/4 Noble n. d. (1351-1355), London. Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period, series B. Mintmark Cross. Pellet below shield, pellet in centre on reverse. Rare. NGC AU53." This quarter noble is distinguished from later issues of the reign by the presence of a Gothic "Є" in the center of the reverse; later issues had a lis. This denomination had a face value of one twelfth of a pound or one shilling eight pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30 grains or 1.95 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 1.83 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 1495, Schneider coll. 13, Fr-91.
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- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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