France
Charles V gold Franc à Pied ND (1364-1380) MS65 NGC, Paris mint, Fr-284, Dup-360. 3.79gm. KAROLVS x DI x GR | FRAnCORV x RЄX (poorly struck), crowned, mantled figure of Charles standing facing beneath a Gothic dais, sword in right hand, scepter surmounted by Hand of Justice in left / +XPC ★ VIИCIT ★ XPC ★ RЄGИAT ★ XPC ★ IIIPЄRAT (poorly struck), cross fleury with crowns and lis alternating in angles within quadrilobe; lis in spandrels. Emission from 20 April 1365. A type of instantly astonishing quality, presenting sharp devices, rendered by a soft tangerine patina.
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Estimate: 3200-4800 USD