Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois), 1328-1350. Écu d'or à la chaise (Gold, 29 mm, 4.47 g, 5 h), 6th emission, May 1349. ✠ PhILPPVS:DЄI - ••GR'A•• - FRAnCORVM:RЄX Philippe VI enthroned facing, holding sword; to right, coat-of-arms; all within tressure of arches. Rev. ✠ XP'C VIHCIT XPC RЄGIHAT XPC IИPЄRAT Ornate cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil at center and leaves in quarters; all within quadrilobe with arches ending in trefoils; double saltire stops. Duplessy 249B. Friedberg 270. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.


From a Swiss collection of ancient, medieval and modern gold coins, ex Elsen 127, 5 December 2015, 677.