Edward III Series B Half Groat
Obv: Crowned bust facing within tressure of Nine Arches.
Trefoils on arches but not over crown
+EDWAR(DV)S o REX o ANGL'o Z FRAN(CI): = Colon of Annulets. Legend type DIG 1
Rev: Long Cross quartered by trefoil of pellets.
Outer inscription:
+POS /VI o DEVo /ADIVT/OREM.
Inner Inscription: LON/DON/CIVI/TAS - reversed barred N's
Composite S's - E & C's open with Roman M in OREM.
Annulet Stops on Obverse & Reverse
Rarest of the Pre-Treaty Halfgroats
North 1143; LAL 1 / 3 and DIG 1 / 3
DIG = Galata Guide to Medieval Half Groats Edward III to Richard III by Dave Greenhalgh
Found near Kettering, Northants
Bought Ebay January 2014
Wt = 1.95g
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Jotapian's Hammered English Coins
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