Frank on horse - Charles V

€192,156.00
IssuerFrance
Year1364
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Gold Franc
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionGold (.999)
Weight3.91 g
Dimensions29.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#358-359, Fr#248
Obverse descriptionCharles V on horseback, galloping to the left, sword held high, wearing a crowned helmet topped with a lily, and a fleurdelisé coat of arms over his chain mail; the horse`s caparison is fleurdelisé.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringKAROLVS DI - :GRACIA: - FRANCORV: REX
(Translation: Charles, king of the Franks by God`s grace.)
Reverse descriptionLeafy cross with quatrefoil heart within a quatrefoil decorated with palmettes and flanked by four hollowed-out trefoils.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering+ XP`C* VINCIT* XP`C* REGNAT* XP`C* IMPERAT
(Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1364)  - -
ND (1364)  - (fr) Un dauphin initial au revers pour le `Franc à cheval du Dauphiné` (Dy#359) -
Catalog ID3494835860
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