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Florin - Edward III 3rd coinage, 1st period
| Issuer | Tower Mint, London |
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| Year | 1344 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A crowned leopard sejant facing left occupies the central field, depicted in a bold, stylised heraldic manner with elaborately rendered mane and raised forepaw holding a banner; the shield on the banner displays the quarterly arms of England and France. The figure is set within a plain inner circle with a beaded border. The surrounding legend in Gothic blackletter script reads: + EDWAR D GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HIB, invoking Edward III's titles as King of England and France and Lord of Ireland. The die-work is characteristic of mid-14th century English hammered gold coinage, with confident engraving in the Flemish-influenced style introduced with the 1344 coinage reform. |
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| Obverse lettering | + EDWAR D GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HIB (Translation: Edward by the Grace of God King of England and France Lord of Ireland) |
| Reverse description | A large ornate cross pattée dominates the field, each arm terminating in three trefoils in a fleur-de-lis arrangement, the whole contained within a cusped quatrefoil frame with a fleur-de-lis on each cusp. A heraldic lion passant guardant is placed in each of the four spandrels formed between the arms of the cross and the quatrefoil border. The surrounding legend, in Gothic blackletter script, reads the opening verse of Psalm 6: DOMINE NE IN FURORE TUO ARGUAS ME, a devotional inscription standard on English gold coinage of this period. The overall design reflects the strong Flemish artistic influence present in the short-lived 1344 gold florin series. |
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