Belgium
Flanders. Philippe le Bon (1419-1467) gold Cavalier d'Or (Gouden Rijder) ND (1434-1454) AU50 NGC, Ghent mint, Fr-183, Delm-487, Vanhoudt-1GE. 3.56gm. First emission. Ph'S: DЄI: GRΛ: DVX: BVRG: Z: COMЄ | S: FLΛИDRIЄ (double saltire stops), armored knight on horseback galloping right and brandishing sword; in exergue: x FLΛD' x / + SIT: nOMЄИ: DOMIИI: BЄИЄDICTVM: ΛMЄИ (briquet) (double saltire stops), Burgundian arms with inescutcheon of Flanders superimposed on a cross fleurée. A commendable representative of this early hammered gold issue imbued with surprisingly well-struck designs and perfect centering, marred only by typical flan waviness and light instances of handling.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD