France, Kingdom. François I le Restaurateur des Lettres (the Restorer of Letters) AV Écu d'or au soleil. Poitiers mint, 2nd type, struck from 14 January 1540. ❋ FRANCISCVS : DEI : GRA : FRANCORV : REX • R, crowned coat-of-arms of France; G below, pellet below 8th letter / ⧾ XPS : VINCIT : XPS : REGNAT : XPS : IMPER • R •, Greek cross within tressure of twelve arches, each ending in lis; pellet below 8th letter. Duplessy 889; Ciani 1091; Friedberg 351. 3.44g, 25mm, 3h.

Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare.

From the GK Collection;
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 11, 20 November 2019, lot 180.