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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1179
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XI (1461–1483). Gold escutcheon with a crown, 1st issue ND (1461), P, Perpignan.
Obv. (small crown) (variant) LVDOVICVS* DEI GRACIA* FRANCORVM REX. Crowned shield of France, flanked by two crowned lilies.
Rev. (small crown) (variant) XPC VINCIT* XPC* REGNAT* XPC* IMPERAT. Leafy cross with a quatrefoil in the centre, flanked by four small crowns, within a quatrefoil; (mint mark) in the centre.
Dy.539 - G.38 - Fr.312; Gold - 3.43 g - 27.5 mm - 9 h
This is the second-highest grade (2)!
PCGS MS62 (56278502).
In the style characteristic of this mint, featuring the master’s variant following the initial coronets: hollow rosettes by Bernard Sauvignac. Golden patina. Superb.
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