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Unique ID: BH-9E0693
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A gold quarter noble of Edward III, Treaty Series, minted at Calais, 1363 - 1369.
Ref.: North 1975: 43, no. 1245.
Dimensions: 18mm diameter, 0.2mm thick. Weight: 1.88g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1363
Date to: Exactly AD 1369
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 1.88 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th May 2012
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Other reference: Ver 12/101 - 1
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter noble
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Gold quarter-noble: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty (N 1243-1246)
Obverse description: King's arms within eight-arched tressure.
Obverse inscription: +EDWAR DEI GRAC REX ANGL(IO)
Reverse description: Elaborate cross with annulet at centre; within eight-arched tressure.
Reverse inscription: +EXALTABITVR IN GLORIA
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |