FRANCE,Francis I (1515-1547), Ecu d'or au soleil, second type, 3.03g, s.d. (23 january 1515), first emission, Lyon (point 12e),crowned shield of France a sun above, + FRANCISCVS (star) DEI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX.(trefoil)., rev. cross fleurdelisé, two crowned F in angles, + XPS (star) VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IPERAT. (trefoil). (Dupl.771 ; Fr.342), light scratches, spots of verdigris, stains to reverse, very fine.
(300-400 EUR)