World Gold
Lot 1982 Session 7 (11.30am Thursday) World Gold
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $480
FRANCE, Francois I (1515-1547), ecu d'or au Soleil, third issue, 21 July 1519, Tours mint, (3.42 grams), obv. +FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCOR REX, crowned arms with sun above, rev. small cross with extremities as fluer de lis and diagonals of F and lis, around. +XPS VICIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPER, (cf.Lafaurie 639; Ciani 1073, Duplessy 775). VEry fine and scarce.
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