89, Lot: 46. Estimate $500. Sold for $370. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of FRANCE. Francis I. 1515-1547. AV Ecu d'Or au soleil (26mm, 3.36 gm). Bayonne mint. Struck circa 1535. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; pellet above lis; B and anchor at beginning of legend, star under fourth letter / Cross fleurdelisée with quadrilobe in center; F and lis in opposite quarters; B and anchor at beginning of legend, star under second letter. Cf. Duplessy 775; cf. Ciani 1073. VF, minor porosity.