Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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Edward the Black Prince (1362-72), gold Fort or Chaise d'Or, Bordeaux Mint (c. late 1366-7), robed Prince seated on large Gothic throne, holding sceptre, flowers in hair, linear and beaded circles surrounding, legend and beaded border surrounding with cinquefoil stops, +ED*PO* GnS* REGIS* AnGLIE* PnS* AQITAnIE, rev. cinquefoil at centre of ornate cross fleury, lis and lion in angles, all within cartouche, cinquefoils in spandrels, legend and outer beaded border surrounding, +DEVS* IVDEX* IVSTVS* FORTIS*PACIEnS B, weight 3.48g (Elias 143a; Schneider 34-5; AGC 173a dies 1/a; S.8127). Struck on a broad flan a little off-centre, a bold very fine to good very fine and rare.
Though the most common issue of the Black Prince was the Pavillon d'Or officially known as the Noble Guyennois evolving through varying types of design and different weight issues, the last of which came in early January of 1366. These coins were seemingly being replaced by late 1366 by the gold Fort d'Or, which is first mentioned in Mint records in November of that year. Such gold coins would still have circulated together until 1368 when a monetary reform occurs on the 1st May revising the denominations.
Though the most common issue of the Black Prince was the Pavillon d'Or officially known as the Noble Guyennois evolving through varying types of design and different weight issues, the last of which came in early January of 1366. These coins were seemingly being replaced by late 1366 by the gold Fort d'Or, which is first mentioned in Mint records in November of that year. Such gold coins would still have circulated together until 1368 when a monetary reform occurs on the 1st May revising the denominations.