PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (25mm, 3.68 g, 5h). Fourth coinage, Treaty period, Series A (Transitional). Tower (London) mint. Struck 1361. Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 3 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over annulet; at center, Є within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels . Lawrence dies m/7; Doubleday 187/173 (for obv./rev. dies); Schneider 65 corr. (same dies); North 1223; SCBC 1500. Small scrape, slightly wavy flan. VF. Rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1876.
Commonly known as the ‘cursing Half Noble’ on account of the reverse legend which reads, ‘O Lord, rebuke me in Thine anger’ due to the erroneous omission of the Latin word ‘ne,’ which negates the rebuke and would correctly read ‘O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thine anger.’
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