PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (34mm, 7.58 g, 11h). Type IVB. Tower (London) mint; im: none.CNG Feature Auction 117 British, Gold Sold For $ 14 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (34mm, 7.58 g, 11h). Type IVB. Tower (London) mint; im: none. RIC ΛRD’· DЄI : GRΛ’· RЄX : ΛnGL’· Z : FRAnC’· D’· hIB’· Z · ΛQ T’ (single and double saltire stops), Richard, holding sword and shield, standing facing in ship with bowsprit and crescent on rudder; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 4/4 / · IhC : ΛVTЄm : TRΛnSIЄnS : PЄR : mЄDIV’· ILLORVm : IBΛT (single and double saltire stops), voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, R within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 187 corr. (ornaments); North 1304b; SCBC 1658. Lightly toned with some residual luster. In NGC encapsulation 5938194-002, graded MS 64. An excellent example of this very rare late type. |