Anglo-Gallic, Edward III Ecu d'Or a la Chaise, Bordeaux
Edward III, as King of France and England (1327-60), gold Ecu d'Or a la Chaise, issued from 1344, seated figure of King on Gothic throne facing holding sword, within tressure of seven and a half arcs with trefoils in spandrels, small trefoils on cusps, saltires across base of throne with pellet in annulet at each end, beaded circle and legends surrounding, double pellet stops with saltires at GRA, +EDVVARDVS: DEIx xGRAx xAGL': FRAnCIE: REX, rev. pellet at centre of quatrefoil, at centre of cross with pierced quatrefoil terminals, each terminal with three pellet stalked trefoils, within beaded and line quatrefoil tressure, with leaf trefoils on cusps, pellet centred trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle and legends surrounding, trefoil after first P in legend, +XP.:'C: VInCIT: XP'C: REGNAT: XP'C: IMPERAT, weight 4.40g (cf.Schneider III 2-4; Elias 33e; AGC 38A dies 2/a; S.8035). Once cleaned, now lightly toned, reverse a little off-centre with a hairline scratch, otherwise struck with a decent face, a bold very fine, the second die combination of the earliest Anglo Gallic gold coin and rare.
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Edward III, as King of France and England (1327-60), gold Ecu d'Or a la Chaise, issued from 1344, seated figure of King on Gothic throne facing holding sword, within tressure of seven and a half arcs with trefoils in spandrels, small trefoils on cusps, saltires across base of throne with pellet in annulet at each end, beaded circle and legends surrounding, double pellet stops with saltires at GRA, +EDVVARDVS: DEIx xGRAx xAGL': FRAnCIE: REX, rev. pellet at centre of quatrefoil, at centre of cross with pierced quatrefoil terminals, each terminal with three pellet stalked trefoils, within beaded and line quatrefoil tressure, with leaf trefoils on cusps, pellet centred trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle and legends surrounding, trefoil after first P in legend, +XP.:'C: VInCIT: XP'C: REGNAT: XP'C: IMPERAT, weight 4.40g (cf.Schneider III 2-4; Elias 33e; AGC 38A dies 2/a; S.8035). Once cleaned, now lightly toned, reverse a little off-centre with a hairline scratch, otherwise struck with a decent face, a bold very fine, the second die combination of the earliest Anglo Gallic gold coin and rare.
