Noble

English gold coin ab. 1350; value ab. $1.65. The rose-noble, ab.1470, was worth $2.50. The coin was first used IMG:content-1574.png:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][subsumed] in the reign of Edward III., and is said to have derived its name from the excellence of the metal of which it was composed.