France
Charles V (1364-1380) gold Franc à Pied ND (from 1365) MS62 NGC, Uncertain mint, Fr-284, Dup-360. 3.76gm. KAROLVS • DI • GR | FRAnCORV • RЄX (saltire stops), 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 • IMPЄRAT (mullet stops), cross fleury with crowns and lis alternating in angles within quadrilobe; lis in spandrels.
A high-quality Mint State example of this regal gold issue with a design so expressive it attempts to transport the viewer back to Medieval times.
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