France
Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI (1422-1461) gold Salut d'Or ND AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Chalon-sur-Marne mint, Crescent mm, Elias-267 (RRR), W&F-382 1/a (R3). 27mm. 3.43gm. (crescent) hЄHRICVS: DЄI: GRA: FRACORV: AGLIЄ: RЄX, Virgin Mary (on left) and Archangel Gabriel (on right), standing behind the shields of France and England, respectively; scroll with AVЄ (written upwards) between, five rays above / (crescent) XPC ★ VIHCIT ★ XPC ★ RЄGHAT ★ XPC ★ ImPЄRAT, Latin cross within tressure, lis to left, lion to right, h below. An incredibly rare mint for this iconic Anglo-Gallic gold type, the cleaning fortunately quite light and confined to some wispy hairlines, the surfaces remaining a rich honey gold with notable clarity of execution.
Ex. Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. Auction #111, 10 December 2011, Lot 610 (comes with auction tag); Treasure of the Hundred Years War (Paris, 27 April 2006, 199)
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Estimate: 2000-4000 USD