FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Lion d'or (31mm, 4.87 g, 4h). Authorized 31 October 1338. PҺ' DЄI GRΛ FRΛnC RЄX, Philippe seated facing within Gothic portico, holding lis-tipped scepter in each hand; at feet, lion seated left, head facing; annulet and triple annulet stops / + XP'C VIИCIT XP'C RЄGИΛT XP'C IИPЄRΛT, cross quadrilobée, feuillue, and fleurdelisée; quadrilobe in center of cross; all within quadrilobe, arcs ending in trefoils; crowns in spandrels; triple annulet stops. Duplessy 250; Ciani 290; Friedberg 265. Near EF. Rare.