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Superb Calais Mint Gold Noble of King Edward III
Edward III (1327-77), gold Noble. Calais Mint, Treaty Period (1361-69), group b, King standing in ship
with upright sword and quartered shield, variety without flag in ship, beaded circle surrounding, ED
WARdxx DEixx GRaxxRExxx AnGlxx DnSxx hYbxZx AQ T’, Rev. C at center of ornamental cross with
lis terminals, crowns over lions in angles, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, leg-
end +IhCxx AVTemxx TRanSIenSxx PErxx mEDIvxx ILLORvmxx IBAT, 7.63g (Schneider 96; N.1235;
S.1505; Fr.95). Struck on a nice broad flan with an excellent portrait of the King, a super example of this
variety of the Calais Mint, in PCGS holder graded MS 63, Pop 1; only 1 graded finer in MS-63+ at PCGS,
very rare this well preserved.
$13,500
PCGS certification 34312656. The Calais Mint is depicted only by the letter C for Calais at the center of the reverse on this
coin as opposed to the majority which also have a flag at the stern of the ship. This coin was struck in the period of the Treaty
of Bretigny ratified on the 24th October 1360, at which point Edward III relaxed his claim to the French throne, so that he no
longer styled himself as King of France in the Latin titles upon the coinage. This all changed in 1369 when the captive King
John II died and his son became King Charles V of France continuing the 100 years War.