MS64 | Edward III (1327-1377), gold Quarter Noble, fourth coinage, Treaty period (1361-9), quartered shield of arms in tressure of six arcs, pellets on cusps, fleurs in spandrels, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, double saltire stops, EDWARD'xx DEI'x GRAxx REXxx AnGL, rev. tiny lis in central compartment of fleured cross with lis terminals, pierced trefoil on each angle of compartment, lion in each outer angle, all within double linear tressure of eight arcs, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark cross pattée, EXALTABITVRxx Inxx GLORIA, 1.95g (Schneider -; N.1243; S.1510). A superb example, boldly struck with razor-sharp detail, residual lustre, graded by NGC as MS64, tied for the second highest certified by PCGS or NGC, the type not represented in the Schneider collection.

NGC Certification 6319474-001

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Edward by the Grace of God, King of England," and on the reverse "He shall be exalted in glory," a Psalm from the Bible.

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000