France
Aquitaine. Edward the Black Prince (1362-1377) Petit Guyennois Noir (Denier au Lion) ND Fine Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Bordeaux mint, Elias-216a (RRR), W&F-252B 1/a (R4). 17mm. 0.85gm. Variety with lion left, mintmark written in retrograde. Something of an elusive subtype from the mint, which despite being attributed to Edward III on the holder, and the over quality of the legends quite rough, enough of the reverse legend survives to read InC, for Princeps, clearly placing under Edward the Black Prince's emissions. The mint letter also poses a slight bit of difficulty, though faint traces of two loops to the left of the central stalk of the letter, along with no barring across the top, clearly suggest a retrograde B rather than an A.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 250-450 USD