PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 6h). Fourth coinage, Treaty B period, Group b. Calais mint. Struck 1361-1369. NGC MS 64.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 1122. Estimated: $ 10 000

British, Gold

Sold For $ 15 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Noble (34mm, 6h). Fourth coinage, Treaty B period, Group b. Calais mint. Struck 1361-1369. ЄD WΛRD : DЄI : GRΛ : RЄX : ΛnGL: DnS : hУB · (retrograde Z) · ΛQ T’ (salitre and double saltire stops), Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4/4, lis 4 / + IhC : ΛVTЄm : TRΛNSIЄNS : PЄR : mЄDIV : ILLORVm : IBAT (double saltire stops), voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over voided trefoil; at center, C within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Lawrence 3; Schneider 96; Doubleday 266 (this coin); North 1235; SCBC 1505. In NGC encapsulation 3743670-013, graded MS 64.

Ex Künker 251 (3 July 2014), lot 3058; Heritage 3030 (6 January 2014), lot 24045; Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection (Goldberg 42, 23 September 2007), lot 789; Goldberg 37 (10 September 2006), lot 3638; Gordon V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining, 7 June 1972), lot 266.

At the Treaty of Bretigny, ratified in October 1360, Edward III renounced his claim to the throne of France in return for recognition of his right to rule a host of French territories without doing homage for them. A new coinage was ordered for the Tower mint of London and the recently opened mint at Calais to reflect the change in the king’s titles and also to convert the huge quantities of gold paid by the French as a ransom for their king, Jean II, captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Edward’s new ‘Treaty period’ coinage, in the words of Potter ‘undoubtedly represents the highest level of workmanship reached during the reign.’ The gold in particular, struck from deeply engraved dies of excellent style, ‘was as perfect as technical skill could care to make it.’

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Four – Lot 920-1141 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 14 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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