Watch List notes:

PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (34mm, 7.75 g, 7h). Type Ia. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. (lis) RIC• ΛRD'· DI : GRΛ : RЄX · ΛnGL'· 7 : FRΛnC'· DnS : hIB'· 7 : AQ' (saltire and double saltire stops), half-length figure of Richard standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield decorated with coat-of-arms of England and France; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 5/4 / + Ih'C AVTЄm : TRΛnSIЄnS : PЄR : mЄDIV : ILLORVm : IBΛT, cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, R within quatrefoil; crown above lion passant in angles; all within double polylobe with trefoil in each spandrel; single and double saltire stops in legend. Schneider 120 (same obv. die); North 1301; SCBC 1653. Good VF, a few minor marks. Struck on a broad flan. Very rare.


Ex Sydney Mygind Collection.