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Blanc with sun of Dauphine - Charles VIII
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1483-1498 |
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| Weight | 2.91 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a quartered royal shield of France and Dauphine, displaying fleurs-de-lis and a dolphin, surmounted by a rayed sun — the distinctive emblem of the Dauphine — positioned immediately above the escutcheon. The shield is set within a rounded inner circle bordered by a dotted or beaded ring. The circumferential legend in Gothic uncial lettering reads KAROLVS FRAnCOR REX DEI, identifying Charles VIII as King of the Franks. The flan is irregular and slightly clipped, as is characteristic of late medieval hammered billon coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | KAROLVS FRAnCOR REX DEI (Translation: Charles, King of the Franks.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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