FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Lion d’or (30mm, 4.86 g, 11h). Authorized 31 October 1338. In NGC encapsulation 6458806-001, graded MS 61.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 1168. Estimated: $ 10 000

World, Gold

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois. 1328-1350. AV Lion d’or (30mm, 4.86 g, 11h). Authorized 31 October 1338. PҺ’ : DЄI : GRΛ · · FRΛnC : RЄX · (annulet and triple annulet stops), Philippe seated facing within Gothic portico, holding lis-tipped scepter in each hand; at feet, lion seated left, head facing / + : XP’C : VIИCIT: XP’C : RЄGИΛT : XP’C : IИPЄRΛT (triple annulets), cross quadrilobée, feuillue, and fleurdelisée; quadrilobe in center of cross; all within quadrilobe, arcs ending in trefoils; crowns in spandrels. Duplessy 250; Ciani 290; Friedberg 265. Light orange tone with flashes of luster. In NGC encapsulation 6458806-001, graded MS 61. A very well struck up example with excellent detail to king and lion–rare thus. Conservatively graded by NGC in our opinion.


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