Description
Edward III (1327-77) Noble, Fourth coinage, treaty period, London, issued between 1361-69. King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, ships rigging three ropes to the left, two to the right, crescent on forecastle, beaded circle surrounding, double saltire stops both sides. Mint mark cross potent, annulet before legend commences, reading EDWΛRD DEI GRA REX ANGL DNS HYB Z AQ T. Rev, Lombardic E in centre of floriated cross with lis terminals, lions and crowns in angles all in a tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, legend reads IHC ΛVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORVM IBAT, 7.71gm (S. 1503; N. 1233). About extremely fine, pleasing.
