Description
Edward III (1327-1377), Groat, Fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), London mint, French title, mintmark crown (c.1356), Series F. Facing crowned bust, legend surrounds EDWARD DG REX ANGL Z FRANC DI, annulet stops. Rev, long cross fourchee, trefoil of pellets in angles, reads POSVI DEVMA DIVTOR EM MEV, annulet stops, inner script CIVITAS LONDON, 4.55g (S.1569; N.1174).
A fully centred strike on a broad tactile flan, small edge flaw at 9 o’clock, obverse die partially worn, legends legible with a comprehensive portrait and clear mintmark, few surface markings. Reverse, accomplished and precise with full coverage of both inner and outer legends. Cabinet tone with underlying mint lustre. Very fine, reverse better.
Ex Grantham coins [dealer], bought November 1980
