France
Philippe VI (1328-50) gold Écu d'or à la chaise ND MS62 NGC, 2nd Emission, from 10 April 1343, Fr-270, Duplessy-249A. + PhILIPPVS : DЄI | x GRA x | FRAnCORVM : RЄX, King seated on Gothic throne, a sword in his right hand and his left supporting a shield / + XP'C : VIИCIT : XP'C : RЄGИAT : XP'C : INPЄRAT, cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in center and at the ends of the limbs, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels. A lustrous piece and well-struck overall despite some minor ghosting. The broad flan contains the entire module.
From the F.P. Briand Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD