Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: Quarter-Noble
Royal Mint, London
Edward III (1327-1377)
Treaty Period, Transitional Series
North gives a wider date range, 1361-1363, than more recent works
Obverse Description
A shield quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches; around, + EDWAR DEI GRA REX ANGL
Reverse Description
A floriated cross with a lis at the end of each arm; in each angle a lion passant, guardant to left; around, + EXALTABITUR IN GLORIA (translation: He shall be exhalted in glory)
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Downie, P.J. Ltd., 24 Aug 1982
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Date Issued
1361-1363 AD
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Series
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Material
gold
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Axis
07
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.904 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., p.42, no.1224 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., p.171, no. 1501 Pages