rose noble

Noun

rose noble (plural rose nobles)

1. (historical) An ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III.
   • He opened the discussion, by telling the council a parable of a rich merchant, who would needs go to play at dice with a common hazarder, or sharper, and stake a rose-noble of gold against a crooked halfpenny1828–1831, Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather; being Stories Taken from Scottish History. […] , volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] ; Dublin: John Cumming
   • ‘Worth about five pounds, perhaps.’ ‘Fifteen to a collector. It’s a Rose Noble of Edward IV.’1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 13
2. (Ireland) Knotted figwort, Scrophularia nodosa
   • In Ireland, it is known as Rose Noble and as Kernelwort.1995–2026, Mrs. M. Grieve, “Figwort, Knotted”, in Botanical.com: A Modern Herbal