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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1172
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €800
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Charles VII (1422–1461). Gold shield with crown, 3rd type, or ‘new shield’, 4th issue, undated (1447), Tours.
Obverse (lily) KAROLVS: DEI: GRA: FRANCORV RE. Crowned shield of France, flanked by two crowned lilies.
Reverse (lily) XPC: VINCIT: XPC: REGNAT: XPC: IMPERA. Leafed cross with an angled quatrefoil at the centre, flanked by four small crowns, within a quatrefoil.
Dy.511C - Fr.307; Gold - 3.43 g - 26 mm - 3 h
NGC AU 53 (8772189-019).
A rare issue from the initial lily period (May 1447 to January 1448). Characteristic of this mint’s style. Beautiful golden patina. Almost Superb.
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