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Auction 360  18 Oct 2019
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Lot 34

Estimate: 5000 EUR
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France - Double Pistole or 4 Ecu d'or n.d, Gold, FREDERIQUE-HENRI 1625–1647 , MONNAIES FEODALES, ORANGE Bust to right FRED· HENR· D· G· PRIN· AVR· CO· NA· ao. Rev. combined crowned coat-of-arms SOLI· DEO· HONOR· ET· GLORIA.Delm. 576; Fr. (France) 196; PdA. 4599.In the eighth century Orange, located in the Vaucluse Department in southeastern France, became a county. In 1096 the Count of Orange took part in the first crusade. From the 12th century, Orange was raised to a minor principality: the Principality of Orange. After the death of René de Chalon, William of Orange, the founding father of the Netherlands, inherited the principality. The Dutch disaster year of 1672 also had consequences for Orange: the troops of King Louis XIV of France destroyed the castle completely in 1673.13.24 g. RRR. NGC MS61. One of the finest known examples of a Double Pistole to be truly mint. Although the reverse is weakly struck with a worn die. The obverse with luminous yellow gold, and fluorescent frosting of the bust is truly exquisite. We argue the coin is grossly under-graded by NGC
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