Lot Essay
Illustrated on front cover
.jpg?w=1)
THREE GOLD COINS FROM THE BREDGAR HOARD
The Bredgar Treasure Trove was unearthed in the garden of 1 Chantry Cottages, Bredgar, near Sittingbourne, Kent, in March 1940. Of the 120 gold coins declared (93 Nobles, 24 Half-nobles and 3 Quarter-nobles), the British Museum kept seventeen. L A Lawrence's manuscripts recording the hoard were destroyed during the war. The group retained by the British Museum is recorded by Allen and Whitton in The Numismatic Chronicle VII, 1947, pp.160-170.
The three coins offered here were given to the owner's father by 'a grateful patient'.
Edward III, fourth coinage, Pre-treaty Noble, 7.69g., London, series B/A, E/DWARD. DEI. GRA. REX. ANGL. Z. FRANC. D. HYB, annulet stops, A's barred and N's reversely barred, rev. m.m. cross pattée with pellet in second quarter, IHC. TRANSIENS. PER. MEDIVM. ILLORVM. IBAT without AVTEM in legend, double saltire stops, no saltires by four terminal lis but small saltire to left of m.m., extra lis over lion's head in first quarter, closed inverted E in centre (N.1139; S.1485), very slightly creased, very fine, very rare
Details
Edward III, fourth coinage, Pre-treaty Noble, 7.69g., London, series B/A, E/DWARD. DEI. GRA. REX. ANGL. Z. FRANC. D. HYB, annulet stops, A's barred and N's reversely barred, rev. m.m. cross pattée with pellet in second quarter, IHC. TRANSIENS. PER. MEDIVM. ILLORVM. IBAT without AVTEM in legend, double saltire stops, no saltires by four terminal lis but small saltire to left of m.m., extra lis over lion's head in first quarter, closed inverted E in centre (N.1139; S.1485), very slightly creased, very fine, very rare