Anglo-Gallic, Edward III gold Ecu d'Or, earliest Anglo Gallic gold coin

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: DEI xGRAx AGL': 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 4.37g (cf.Schneider 1-4; Elias 33e; AGC 38A dies 1/a; S.8035). A nice full coin, the earliest die combination of the earliest Anglo Gallic gold coin, some light short scratches on obverse to right of King and a little weak on face, otherwise a bold very fine and the variety not in the Schneider Collection, very rare.