France, Kingdom. Louis XII AV Écu d'or au soleil de Provence. Tarascon mint, struck from 25 April 1498. (crowned lis) LVDOVICVS ⦂ D ⦂ G ⦂ FRΛꞂCO ⦂ RЄX ⦂ PROVIꞂ' CO ⦂ T ◦ L ◦, crowned coat-of-arms, annulet under 24th letter / (crowned lis) ⚬ XPS ⦂ VIꞂCIT ⦂ XPS ⦂ RЄGꞂΛT ⦂ XPS ⦂ IᙏPЄRΛT ⦂ T ◦ L ◦, cross fleurdelisée with voided quadrilobe, pellet at centre; annulet under 26th letter. Duplessy 653; cf. Ciani 903; Lafaurie 596b. 3.29g, 27mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex GK Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIV, 28 March 2022, lot 1279;
Ex MDC Monnaies de Collection sarl, Auction 3, 1 December 2017, lot 395.
Price realized | 700 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |