England (1412-13) 1/2 noble Fr-107
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This specimen was lot 22 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,884 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Henry IV. 1399-1413. 1/2 Noble n. d. (1399-1412), London. Light coinage. Mintmark cross pattée. Trefoil and annulet on side of ship. Sehr selten. NGC AU53. (Very rare.)" The gold noble, originally 120 grains on its introduction, was reduced to 108 grains in 1412 with a value of six shillings eight pence. The half noble followed suit. This is from the light coinage, after the reduction in weight.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 54 grains (3.49 g), this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 1716, Fr-107.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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