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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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Edward III (1327-77) gold Noble ND (1361-69) MS65 NGC, London mint, Treaty Period, S-1503, N-1232, Fr-95. Cross potent mm. Crowned king with sword and shield standing facing in ship, annulet before EDWARD / Floriate cross with Є in central quadrilobe. Often found poorly struck, clipped or with incomplete legends, this example displays a remarkable strike and complete reverse legend, IHC AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORRVM IBAT ("But Jesus passing through their midst went His way" - Luke 4:30). Produced during the Treaty of Brétigny wherein Edward III dropped his claim to the French throne and thus omitted his French title from his coins, this crisp, sun-like disk is the single highest graded Treaty-period Noble by either NGC or PCGS. Edward's portrait is superbly sharp, the surfaces are almost entirely free of marks and exhibit only the very beginnings of die rust, the overall effect of this lustrous deep-yellow Noble breathtaking. Simply wonderful to behold and exceptionally rare in this magnificent level of preservation. We offered the next-highest graded example, an MS64, in our August 2017 ANA sale where it realized $14,100 and we fully expect this sublime specimen to elicit even more excitement from serious collectors of hammered British gold.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 14000-18000 USD
Edward III (1327-77) gold Noble ND (1361-69) MS65 NGC, London mint, Treaty Period, S-1503, N-1232, Fr-95. Cross potent mm. Crowned king with sword and shield standing facing in ship, annulet before EDWARD / Floriate cross with Є in central quadrilobe. Often found poorly struck, clipped or with incomplete legends, this example displays a remarkable strike and complete reverse legend, IHC AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORRVM IBAT ("But Jesus passing through their midst went His way" - Luke 4:30). Produced during the Treaty of Brétigny wherein Edward III dropped his claim to the French throne and thus omitted his French title from his coins, this crisp, sun-like disk is the single highest graded Treaty-period Noble by either NGC or PCGS. Edward's portrait is superbly sharp, the surfaces are almost entirely free of marks and exhibit only the very beginnings of die rust, the overall effect of this lustrous deep-yellow Noble breathtaking. Simply wonderful to behold and exceptionally rare in this magnificent level of preservation. We offered the next-highest graded example, an MS64, in our August 2017 ANA sale where it realized $14,100 and we fully expect this sublime specimen to elicit even more excitement from serious collectors of hammered British gold.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 14000-18000 USD