Flanders. Louis II de Mâle (1346-1384) gold Flandres d'Or (Franc a Pied) ND (1361-1364) MS64 PCGS, Ghent mint, Fr-161, Schneider-147, Delm-464 (R1). 4.14gm. L | VDOVIC´ • DЄI: G' | • COm' • F • | DnS: FLANDRI | Є (annulet and double annulet stops), Count bearing sword standing under a Gothic dais with a shield and helmet to either side, his mantle with ermines, FLΛnDRЄS in exergue / +BЄИЄDICTVS: QVI: VЄИIT: IИ: ИOmIИЄ: DOmIИ (doubIe saltire stops), cross fleurée with lion rampant in center and F | L | Λ | D in angles, all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in the spandrels. A type which is rarely offered in this splendid near-gem quality, featuring nearly a matte gold texture over the surfaces on a broad, full flan. Only the third example of the type we have handled, and presently tied for the finest certified by PCGS.

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