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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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Louis IX (1226-70) Gros Tournois c.1266-70, Duplessy-190, Roberts-2451, MS64 NGC. + LVDOVICVS REX || BNDICTV ∶ SIT ∶ NOMЄ ∶ DNI ∶ NP(sic)I ∶ DЄI ∶ IhV ∶ XPI, cross pattée within concentric legends / + TVRONVS CIVIS, châtel tournois and legend within twelve lis in ovals. A significant coin both in terms of condition and historical importance, this specimen is exceptional in its preservation, fabulously struck with choice surfaces and beautiful iridescent tone. There are a couple of small cracks in the edges of the flan, as struck. This is the first gros-sized silver coin minted north of the alps and was the forerunner of the Groat and Groschen, coins that would be a staple of late-Medieval and Early Modern commerce in Central Europe and the British Isles.From The Formosa Collection
Estimate: 1200-1800 USD
Louis IX (1226-70) Gros Tournois c.1266-70, Duplessy-190, Roberts-2451, MS64 NGC. + LVDOVICVS REX || BNDICTV ∶ SIT ∶ NOMЄ ∶ DNI ∶ NP(sic)I ∶ DЄI ∶ IhV ∶ XPI, cross pattée within concentric legends / + TVRONVS CIVIS, châtel tournois and legend within twelve lis in ovals. A significant coin both in terms of condition and historical importance, this specimen is exceptional in its preservation, fabulously struck with choice surfaces and beautiful iridescent tone. There are a couple of small cracks in the edges of the flan, as struck. This is the first gros-sized silver coin minted north of the alps and was the forerunner of the Groat and Groschen, coins that would be a staple of late-Medieval and Early Modern commerce in Central Europe and the British Isles.From The Formosa Collection
Estimate: 1200-1800 USD