Triton XX, Lot: 1181. Estimate $750. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AV Écu d’or (26mm, 4h). Lyon mint; différent: trefoil. 3rd emission, authorized 21 July 1519. Crowned coat-of-arms; sun above / Cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; alternating lis and Fs in quarters. Duplessy 775; Ciani 1073; Friedberg 342. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 61 (incorrect Friedberg number on ticket).