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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 7932995, member: 87080&quot;]I&#039;m a bit late to the celebration of one year of Medieval Monday, but I would like to echo what [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER]&nbsp; said and thank all of the other posters on here that have made this thread the main reason I still check in on CT.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll add two coins, the first one is my newest medieval and the other is my favorite from my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edward III Treaty Period Half Groat</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371944[/ATTACH] </p><p>I picked up this half groat of Edward III because the coin was struck from a reverse die that has a spelling error.&nbsp; The outer legend reads +POSV/I<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />EVM/AIVTO/RE:MEV which is missing the letter D from the word ADIVTORE.&nbsp; Not wanting to waste a good die, the London mint used it anyways and thus created a rare legend variety.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edward III Treaty Period Groat - Calais mint</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371970[/ATTACH] </p><p>A treaty period groat of Edward III from Calais was always one of my white whales.&nbsp; It&#039;s a coin that is directly tied to the battle of Crecy in 1346, the year long siege of Calais, and the Treaty of Bretigny of 1360.&nbsp; As a collector of groats of Edward III it&#039;s one of the key coins in the series too.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">As a way to celebrate one full year of Medieval Monday please post one of your favorite medieval coins from your collection and a few lines as to why it is a favorite.</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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