Edward III (1327-77), Penny, London, third coinage, XVIa1(B), (i) 0.95g, mm.cross pattée, edwr angl dns hyb, Lombardic first n, pellet stops, colon after dns, rev, civi tas lon don, Lombardic ns, XVIa2(A) (2), (ii) 1.08g, edw r angl dns hyb, Lombardic ns, rev. small incurved lettering, Lombardic ns, (iii) 1.12g, larger lettering, (iv) XVIa2(D), annulet stops, crown with hooked fleurs, rev. Lombardic ns (N.1118, 1117, 1120; S.1546A; Stewartby p. 196, 197), the first chipped, about fine and extremely rare, second and third struck off-centre, fine or slightly better, the fourth weak in parts, about fine, very rare (4).
(i) R C Lockett, Glendining, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1274 cBt A H Baldwin, September 1997(ii, iii) bt E J Harris, November 2005(iv) F Elmore Jones, Glendining, 10 April 1984, lot 1595bT W J D DupreeBt Spink, June 1996
Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00