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Edward III (1327-77), Noble, Calais, Treaty B1, 7.65g [118.1gns], 4h, double saltire stops, nothing before edward, flag at stern, ropes 3/2, ornaments -11-11, quatrefoils 4/4, rev. i.m. cross potent [5], unbarred as, large c in centre (LAL, type b, no. 4; cf. Doubleday 267-268; Stewartby B1; Schneider I, 97; N.1235; S.1504), struck from rusty dies on a full flan, very fine or even better, rare.
provenance
CNG, Triton IX, 10-11 January 2006, lot 2254
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Stewartby remarks: "The existence of B1 gold of Calais suggests that the dies for gold were prepared for this mint slightly earlier than those for silver, which are not known without the annulet that associates them with the start of B2."
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
provenance
CNG, Triton IX, 10-11 January 2006, lot 2254
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Stewartby remarks: "The existence of B1 gold of Calais suggests that the dies for gold were prepared for this mint slightly earlier than those for silver, which are not known without the annulet that associates them with the start of B2."
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000