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Gold Ecu with sun of Dauphine - Charles VIII 2nd type
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1490-1498 |
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| Weight | 3.44 g |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield of the Dauphiné arms, combining fleurs-de-lis and dolphins in alternating quarters, centrally placed in the field. The shield is characteristic of the Dauphiné regional attribution, distinguishing this emission from standard royal écus. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the circular legend in uncial Gothic lettering running along the outer border between two beaded or toothed rims. The hammered flan gives the coin an irregular, slightly wavy edge typical of late medieval French gold coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | KAROLVS FRAnCORVM REX (Translation: Charles, king of the Franks.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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