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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1228
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Henry IV (1589–1610). Gold demi-écu with sun, 1st type 1610, B, Rouen.
Obverse (at 6 o’clock) HENRICVS. IIII. Reverse: G – FRAN. ET. NAVA. REX. Crowned coat of arms of France, beneath a sun.
Rev. (at 12 o’clock) + CHRISTVS. REGNAT. VINCIT. ET. IMP (variant) (date). Fleur-de-lis-adorned ringed cross; (mint mark) in the centre.
Dy.1202A1 – Sb.4954 – G.607 (R5) – Fr.393; Gold – 1.69 g – 19.5 mm – 2 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen!
NGC AU 58 (8769660-027).
With a slight edge of foil and the strike slightly off-centre, particularly on the reverse. Slight hairline scratches in the fields, beneath a golden patina. A very rare and hard-to-find type. Superb.
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