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Auction 49 15 Jan 2020
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Philippe VI de Valois (1328-1350). Gold Couronne d'or, undated (5.43 g). Large royal crown surrounded by fleurs de lis within circle, legend around. +PH'. DI. GRA. REX. FRANC. Rev. Floriated cross in octolobe, crowned fleur de lis in angles. Legend: + XP'C : VINCIT : XP'C : REGNAT : XP'C : IMPERAT: (Fr 275; Dup 252; Ciani 271). In PCGS holder graded MS 64. Finest known. Very Rare. Value $50,000 - UP
Philippe VI introduced the couronne d'or denomination in 1340. It is notable for its departure from the king's earlier coinage that emphasized the image of the king. Here the portrait was replaced by the representation of a crown serving to underline Philippe VI's legitimacy as King of France in the face of the claims of Edward III. The rectangular crown with fleur-de-lis ornaments is the famous Crown of Charlemagne, which had been used first for the coronation of the Frankish King Charles the Bald (843-877). The original jeweled circlet received the addition of fleur-de-lis in the time of Philippe II Augustus (1180-1223) and continued to be used to crown the kings of France until the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775.
Philippe VI de Valois (1328-1350). Gold Couronne d'or, undated (5.43 g). Large royal crown surrounded by fleurs de lis within circle, legend around. +PH'. DI. GRA. REX. FRANC. Rev. Floriated cross in octolobe, crowned fleur de lis in angles. Legend: + XP'C : VINCIT : XP'C : REGNAT : XP'C : IMPERAT: (Fr 275; Dup 252; Ciani 271). In PCGS holder graded MS 64. Finest known. Very Rare. Value $50,000 - UP
Philippe VI introduced the couronne d'or denomination in 1340. It is notable for its departure from the king's earlier coinage that emphasized the image of the king. Here the portrait was replaced by the representation of a crown serving to underline Philippe VI's legitimacy as King of France in the face of the claims of Edward III. The rectangular crown with fleur-de-lis ornaments is the famous Crown of Charlemagne, which had been used first for the coronation of the Frankish King Charles the Bald (843-877). The original jeweled circlet received the addition of fleur-de-lis in the time of Philippe II Augustus (1180-1223) and continued to be used to crown the kings of France until the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775.