Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Half-Noble, series B/A mule, mm. cross pattée, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 3/3, annulet stops, open e and wedge tailed r on obv., double saltire stops and lis by lion’s head in second quarter on rev., 3.32g/12h (LAL 5; Doubleday 12, same obv. die; SCBI Schneider 10; Stewartby p.255; N 1140; S 1491). Short of flan and sometime removed from a ring mount, a small crack through the King’s shield, otherwise good fine with a clear portrait, rare
£500-£700

Provenance: From the collection of a Hampshire detectorist