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Gold Ecu with sun of Provence - Francis I REX P C, Aix
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1540-1547 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCVS D G FRANCORVM REX P C A 𝜏 (Translation: Francis I, by God`s grace, king of the Franks.) |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPERAT A 𝜏 (Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.) |
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The écu au soleil de Provence was struck at the Aix mint under the authority of the Counts of Provence — a title the French crown had absorbed only in 1487 following the death of René of Anjou's nephew, Charles IV. Francis I retained the Provençal mint's distinct sun privy mark as an administrative acknowledgment of the region's semi-autonomous fiscal traditions. The "REX P C" legend — Rex Provinciae Comes — reflects that residual feudal framing, even decades after direct annexation.
The Aix mint was notoriously inconsistent in its output volume during this period, which partly explains the Dieudonné rarity rating.