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François I (1515-1547) gold Ecu d'Or au soleil a la petite croix ND (1540) MS62 NGC, Bayonne mint, Fr-347, Ciani-Unl., Dup-886. 3.40gm. 1st type (25 September 1540). (sun) D (anchor) FRANCISCVS: D: G: FRANCORVM: REX:, crowned royal shield, L below / + D: (anchor) XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPE:, cross fleurdelisée with quadrilobe at center, F in second and third quarters, lis in first and fourth. A very short-lived type, known to have only have been minted at Bayonne and Rouen. Exceeded by a single MS63 in the NGC census, this coin shows abundant luster and minimal friction, with the usual unevenness of strike resulting in some patches of flatness in the legends.
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François I (1515-1547) gold Ecu d'Or au soleil a la petite croix ND (1540) MS62 NGC, Bayonne mint, Fr-347, Ciani-Unl., Dup-886. 3.40gm. 1st type (25 September 1540). (sun) D (anchor) FRANCISCVS: D: G: FRANCORVM: REX:, crowned royal shield, L below / + D: (anchor) XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPE:, cross fleurdelisée with quadrilobe at center, F in second and third quarters, lis in first and fourth. A very short-lived type, known to have only have been minted at Bayonne and Rouen. Exceeded by a single MS63 in the NGC census, this coin shows abundant luster and minimal friction, with the usual unevenness of strike resulting in some patches of flatness in the legends.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-francois-i-1515-1547-gold-ecu-d-or-au-soleil-a-la-petite-croix-nd-1540-ms62-ngc-/a/61253-99099.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61253-01162022
HID02906262019
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