France
Jean II Le Bon (1350-64) gold Mouton d'Or ND MS62 NGC, type authorized 17 January 1355, Fr-280, Dup-291. + AGn o DЄI o QVI o TOLL' o PCCA o MVDI o MISЄRЄRЄ o nOB, nimbate Agnus Dei left, head right, a long cross with banner behind; all within a tressure broken by IOh' RЄX in the exergue / + XP'C : VInCIT : XP'C : RЄGnAT : XP'C : IMPЄRAT, cross fleurée with lis in angles; all within a quadrilobe with lis in spandrels. A wonderful razor-sharp offering, remarkably crisp for the type and struck on a round flan of good metal. Few of these popular Agnus Dei types enter Mint State, rendering the present specimen a conditional rarity sure to appeal to selective collectors of Medieval French gold.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-3500 USD