Name: Richard II Gold Noble — London
Brand: WG Coins
Price: 5100.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£5,100.00

The noble was the principal English gold coin of the later Middle Ages — a broad, thin piece showing the king standing armed in a ship, a design generally read as a statement of English sea power. It served as the standard gold denomination from the 1340s until the coinage reforms of Edward IV.

This is a London-mint noble of Richard II (1377–1399), of the variety in which the French title is resumed in the obverse legend, which is one of the classifications by which Richard II nobles are distinguished. Catalogued as Seaby S.1656, style IIIA.

Illustration of the type: a London-mint gold noble of Richard II, reverse. Not the coin offered. — **Illustration of the type — not the coin offered.** Another Richard II noble, shown so you can see the design. It is **not** the coin you would receive and does not show its condition — the coin offered is graded **About EF, fine style**. We will photograph the actual coin before it ships.“London Noble of Richard II”, via Wikimedia Commons — CC0.

Condition

Graded About EF, fine style by the specialist dealer supplying the coin. That is his assessment and it is published here as his, not as ours. We will examine and photograph the coin and describe it in our own words once it is in hand.

This is a single coin

One example only, sold once. There is no second one behind it. The photograph, once added, will be of the actual coin you would receive.

Specifications to be confirmed

We have not yet weighed or tested this coin, so we are not publishing a weight or a fineness for it. Both will be added once verified. If you need them before ordering, ask us and we will obtain them.

Tax

The UK investment gold exemption applies to gold coins minted after 1800. This coin was struck in the fourteenth century and falls outside it, so its VAT treatment is not the same as the bullion coins elsewhere on this site. It is also not current legal tender, so the Capital Gains Tax exemption that applies to Sovereigns and Britannias does not apply here. The position is being confirmed before the coin is offered for sale.