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Tyrants of the Thames

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GOLD QUARTER-NOBLE (1361)

Edward III, Plantagenet King, 1327-1377

Fourth coinage, Transitional Treaty period of 1361. Cross potent. Trefoils on tressure. Saltire and wedge

stops. An exquisite example of this smallest gold denomination.

S-1501. N-1224. PCGS-graded MS65.

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GOLD NOBLE (1363-1369)

Edward III, Plantagenet King, 1327-1377

Minted at Calais, with flag at stern of ship. Fourth coinage, Treaty period of 1361-1369 without French

title. Cross potent. Rare. A superbly preserved example of this classic denomination, begun during this

reign and carried forward for many years as the leading foreign-exchange trading coin of England.

S-1504, N-1234. PCGS-graded MS65.

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GOLD NOBLE (1363-1369)

Edward III, Plantagenet King, 1327-1377

Minted at Calais, no flag on ship. Fourth coinage, Treaty period of 1361-1369 without French title. Cross

potent. Rare.

S-1505. N-1234. PCGS-graded MS63+.