★ An Extremely Rare Issue ★
France, Kingdom. Louis XII le Père du Peuple (the father of the people, 1498-1514) AV Écu d'or au soleil. Gênes mint, struck April 1507-1512. ✠ LVD : DЄI : GRACIA : FRANCOR : RЄX : Z : IANVE : D :, crowned coat-of-arms, sunburst above; pellet below 3rd letter / ✠ : XPS : VINCIT : XPS : RЄGNAT : XPS: IMPЄRAT : A : C :, cross fleurdelisée with pellet in quadrilobe at centre; pellet below 4th letter. Duplessy 750; Friedberg 405. 3.37g, 25mm, 7h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; only seven other examples on CoinArchives.
From the Long Valley River Collection;
Acquired from Jean Vinchon Numismatique & Phidias.
Price realized | 1'400 GBP |
Starting price | 750 GBP |
Estimate | 1'250 GBP |