Flanders. Louis II de Mâle (1346-1384) gold Chaise d'Or au lion ND (1369-1384) MS65 NGC, Ghent or Malines mint, Fr-163, Schneider-148, Delm-466. 4.47gm. +LVDOVICVS: DЄI x | x GRΛ x | COm' x Ƶ (retrograde): DnS : FLΛnD' (double saltire stops), count seated facing on Gothic throne, a sword in his right hand and a shield with a lion supported by his left; all within a tressure of arches with trefoils in the spandrels / +XPC: VIИCIT: XPC: RЄGИΛT: XPC: IИPЄRΛT, cross fleurée in quadrilobe with leaves on cusps and rosettes in spandrels. An absolutely stunning piece of medieval hammered gold, tied alongside just three other pieces at NGC for this top-graded position. Each side reveals a plethora of mint fresh die polish even from an arm's length, lending a finish that can only be described as virtually immaculate.

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