Rare coin lost after the Black Death expected to auction for nearly $200k
By Ben Turner via SWNS
A rare 23-carat gold "Leopard" coin that was lost after the Black Death is expected to fetch £140,000 ( $190k ) at auction.
The coin, which was minted at the Tower of London in 1344, was worth the equivalent of £12,000 ($16k) in today’s money.
Known as a leopard, it would have been the currency of society's elite class.
The coin was in circulation for just seven months before being withdrawn under the orders of King Edward III.
It was lost in the wake of the Black Death, which reached England in 1348, before being found by a metal detectorist in Norfolk in October 2019.
The coin will go on sale with a guide price of £100,000-£140,000 ( $136k - $190k) at Dix Noonan Webb auction house in London on March 8-9.
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