The original écu d'or au soleil was introduced by Charles VIII in 1494, and when Louis XII acceded following Charles's death in April 1498, he continued striking the type with minimal modification — the political logic being continuity, not innovation. Brittany's incorporation into France had only been secured through the marriage of Charles VIII to Anne of Brittany in 1491, and the duchy's semi-independent monetary tradition made Breton-attributed coinage politically loaded well into Louis XII's reign.
This piece is a modern fantasy restrike with no historical minting authority behind the "Brittany" attribution.
The original écu d'or au soleil was introduced by Charles VIII in 1494, and when Louis XII acceded following Charles's death in April 1498, he continued striking the type with minimal modification — the political logic being continuity, not innovation. Brittany's incorporation into France had only been secured through the marriage of Charles VIII to Anne of Brittany in 1491, and the duchy's semi-independent monetary tradition made Breton-attributed coinage politically loaded well into Louis XII's reign.
This piece is a modern fantasy restrike with no historical minting authority behind the "Brittany" attribution.