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Gold Ecu with sun of Dauphine - Francis I 6th type, 3rd emission
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1528-1530 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX N (Translation: Francis I, by God`s grace, king of the Franks.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "écu au soleil" series underwent repeated typological revision under Francis I as the crown struggled to stabilize gold coinage following decades of debasement and the financial strain of the Italian Wars. This 6th type, 3rd emission belongs to a narrow window of production tied specifically to the Dauphiné mint — a regional attribution that complicates die attribution and makes clean provenance unusually difficult to establish.
The Ciani and LP gaps in the reference record are telling; this emission has long fallen between the major cataloguing efforts, leaving specialists reliant on Dy and Gadoury for attribution.