France, Kingdom. Charles V le Sage (the Wise, 1364-1380) AV Franc à pied. Paris mint, struck from 20 April 1365. KAROLVS ˣ DI ˣ GR FRAꞂCORV ˣ RЄX, Charles standing facing within Gothic arch, holding sword with annulet pommel and Main de Justice; semé of seven lis to left and right / ✠ XP'C ∗ VIИCIT ∗ XP'C ∗ RЄGИAT ∗ XP'C ∗ IMPЄRAT, cross tréflée with pellet within angled quadrilobe at centre, lis in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe, lis in spandrels. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 331; Duplessy 360; Ciani 457; Friedberg 284. 3.80g, 28.5mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine; attractive style for the issue and struck on a broad planchet.

From the Long Valley River Collection;
Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins;
Privately purchased from Gordon Andreas Singer (Greenbelt, Maryland).