Edward III (1327-77), gold Noble of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, Tower Mint London, Treaty Period (1361-69), Group b, King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, large pellets on castles of ship, beaded circle surrounding, annulet before legend, oED WARDxx DEIxx GRAxx REXxx AnGLxx DnSxx hYB'xZx AQ T, rev. E at centre of ornamental cross with lis terminals, crowns over lions in angles, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, legend +Ih'Cxx AVTEmxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx mEDIVxx ILLORVmxx IBAT, only last A of legend barred, 7.74g (cf.Doubleday 222; cf.Schneider 86-7; N.1232; S.1503). Lightly toned, a little double-struck in the fine detail and a little-off-centre both sides, otherwise good very fine, reverse stronger.

This coin was struck in the period of the Treaty of Bretigny ratified on the 24th October 1360, at which point Edward III relaxed his claim to the French throne, so that he no longer styled himself as King of France in the Latin titles upon the coinage. This all changed in 1369 when the captive King John II died and his son became King Charles V of France continuing the 100 years War.

Provenance:
Ex St James Auction 11, 8th May 2009, lot 27.