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Description: | A gold-plated counterfeit, imitation or replica hammered coin copying a quarter noble of Richard II (AD 1377 - 1399). Compare North (1991) Volume II, number 1318 on page 62, variant 4. The coin is incomplete. The obverse shows a shield of England in an 8-arched tressure. The obverse legend reads RIC[ARD D GR]A REX ANGL with double saltires separating each word. The reverse depicts a Lis at the centre of a floriated cross with a lis at the end of each arm and a lion passant guardant in each angle, all within a tressure of eight arches. The reverse legend reads EXALTABIT[VR IN GLOR]IA. Compare WMID-01B815.The coin is 18.9mm diameter, 0.6mm thick and 0.84g. Die axis: 12o'clock. The striking is not very clear, probably because the gold has been added over a silver or base-metal core. This is visible as a dark grey core where the coin is broken. The gold is quite thick and is probably plating rather than gilding. Contemporary counterfeits are known. In Mints and Money in Medieval England, page 376, Martin Allen describes how "In 1389 seven counterfeiters were tried and executed at Lincoln for converting a noble into six counterfeit quarter nobles. Surviving counterfeits of a half noble of Richard II [...] were made by covering a base-metal or silver core with a gold or silver-gilt plating, and then striking the resulting blank with false dies." However, this coin could also be a more recent copy.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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