Code: 12684
Silver Halfgroat (2d) of King Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period.
Obverse inscription: + EDWARDVS REX ANGL Dns hУB "Edward King of England and Lord of Ireland" Facing bust of king Edward with bushy hair.
Reverse inscription: + POSVI ° DЄVm ° Λ DIVTOR Єm ° mЄV / CIVI TΛS LON DON. "I have made God my helper / City of London" Long cross pattée dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle.
DENOMINATION: Halfgroat (2d)
CULTURE: Medieval England
MONARCH: Edward III
DATE: 1327 - 1377 AD (this coin was minted between 1361 - 1369 AD)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 20mm diameter
WEIGHT: 2.07 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 1620
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection Higham Ferrers, United Kingdom
