Edward III 4th Coinage Class Ge Groat - N1197

Groat of Edward III 4th Coinage Pre-treaty Period Series Ge (A.D. 1356 to 61) Crowned bust facing within tressure of arches +EDWARD(.D.G.REX.A)nGL.Z.FRANC.D.hY(B) Initial mark Cross 3. Large Annulet stops. Pellet over crown; trefoils on all cusps. Rev: Long cross quartered with trefoil of pellets. +POSVI./DEVM.A/DJVTOR/E.MEVM NIVI/T.A.S/LON/DON (N* in error for C in Civitas & L in London over horizontal T- not noted in Lawrence - poor letters forms are typical of Series G coins ) Annulet within pellets of DON quarter and pellets between letters in TAS. SCBC (Spink) 1570 - North 1197 Weight = 4.25 gms Bought Spink (HS2354) June 2006 * For similar letter errors see Lot 496 Coin 2 (same reverse die) in Spink Sale 8006 26th / 27th March 2008