ENGLISH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1220-1500 - ): During the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) King Edward III of England and his son Edward the Black Prince issued a series of gold coins in their inherited duchy of Aquitaine. The Latin inscription names the prince as first-born son of the king of England (P[RIM]OG[E]N[ITUS] REG[IS] ANGL[IE]) and prince of Aquitane.