Watch List notes:

GERMANY, Aachen (Freie Reichsstadt). Wilhem II von Jülich. 1361-1393. AR Doppelsterling (23mm, 1.82 g, 2h). Imitating a New Coinage issue of Edward I of England. Aachen mint. (eagle) ΛQVIS GRΛNI CΛPVT IИPI, crowned facing bust; triple pellets stops / VRBS ΛQVЄ RЄGΛ SЄBS, long cross pattée; imperial eagle in second quarter; triple pellets in remaining quarters. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 353 (groat of Edward III of England) Förschner 55; Menadier 86e; Mayhew 343. Attractively toned. EF. Attractive continental issue deriving its type from the ubiquitous pennies of Edward I/II.


From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Charles H. Wolfe, III, 2001.