France
François I (1515-1547) gold Ecu d'Or ND (from 1519) MS64 NGC, Lyon mint, Fr-338, Dup-775. 3.38gm. 3rd Emission (from 21 July 1519). + FRANCISCVS: DEI: GRA • FRANCORVM • REX (rosette and trefoil) (annulet and double annulet stops), small sun above crowned royal shield within inner border / +XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT (rosette and trefoil), cross fleury, F in second and third angles, lis in first and fourth. Typically a lower-grade issue that rarely enters into Mint State, let alone on the very cusp of gem, certification. Finely stippled throughout, the whole of the strike appears carefully produced on a just minorly undersized flan.
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