Description
Denomination: Silver halfgroat
Period: Plantagenet
Date: 1351-52
Origin: London mint. fourth coinage. pre-treaty period. mint mark 1
Condition: VF. almost complete flan
Obverse: Crowned facing bust. +EDWARDVS.REX.ANGLI.Z.FRANCI (annulet stops)
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter. legend in two concentric circles
Size and Weight: 22mm. 2.22g
References: Spink 1574
Features and Provenance: It has been calculated by a genealogist. that nearly every Briton is related to Edward III! Whether true or not. he and his wife. Philippa of Hainault had eight sons and five daughters. so there was a large affected gene pool to start with.
The treaty in the title was an agreement between England and John II of France known as the Bretigny Treaty. but was never fully implemented as John was captured after a battle and ransomed for 3 million crowns or ecu. equivalent to £500.000. Remarkably. to raise this sum John was allowed to return to France after a million crowns was paid and he left his two sons and other individuals as hostages instead. However. one of his sons escaped and to fulfil his promise John returned to England to be imprisoned! He later died in captivity and his son took the throne and promptly called the treaty void and declared war again—continuing the hundred years war!
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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