★ An Extremely Rare Croisette Issue ★

France, Kingdom. François I le Restaurateur des Lettres (the Restorer of Letters, 1515-1547) AV Écu d'or à la Croisette. Paris mint, 1st type, struck from 19 March 1541. (sunburst) FRANCISCVS : DEI : GRA : FRANCORVM : REX, crowned coat-of-arms of France; A below, pellet below 18th letter / + XPS : VINCIT : XPS : REGNAT : XPS : IMPERAT, Greek cross within tressure of twelve arches, each ending in lis; pellet below 18th letter. Duplessy 889; Ciani 1091; Friedberg 351. 3.45g, 25mm, 10h.

Good Extremely Fine; superb condition for the type. Extremely Rare; one of approximately a dozen examples offered at auction in the past 20 years.

From the Long Valley River Collection;
Acquired from Jean Vinchon Numismatique & Phidias.