noble

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introduced by Edward III

  • Herodian coin
    In coin: Gold coinage

    …currency in 1351 with a noble of 120 grains of gold and its subdivisions, the half- and quarter-noble. In the same year, the silver penny was reduced to 18 grains and the groat issued (on Flemish models). The noble was valued at six shillings and eightpence (1/2 mark). Its obverse,…

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