Richard II Gold Quarter Noble - Fine

BullionByPost is proud to offer numismatic collectors a growing range of rare collectable coins, including this hammered Richard II Gold Quarter Noble in fine condition.  This gold Noble features a Shield in a tressure on the obverse and Floriate cross with Lis, Lion in Angles on the reverse.  Cracked-Mintmark of a Cross Pattée.

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Richard II coinage does not come on the market that often. Richard was born in 1367 and acceded to the throne at just 10 years of age in 1377. He had many internal conflicts with powerful lords trying to take control, this struggle meant he had many enemies around the country and as a result it eventually led to his arrest after being invaded from the shores of Ireland. Henry Bollingbroke, a Lancastrian who was banished from our shores, invaded England and became the next king, Henry IV in 1399.

First introduced during the reign of Edward III, the Noble had a value of 6s. 8d. (approximately 35 pence). This hammered coin was the father of all our modern gold coinage. These are impressive coins and we have the quarter Noble that represent an important phase in the history of Britain. The design is different from the half and full Noble.