Écu d`or au soleil - Charles VIII croix cantonnée de lettres

€424,351.00
IssuerFrance
Year1493-1494
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Gold Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (1204-1795)
CompositionGold (.963)
Weight3.44 g
Dimensions27.2 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#576 , LP#554 , Ciani#791-793; 795 , GadR1#105
Obverse descriptionShield of France, crowned, topped by a sun.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringKAROLVS ⵓ DEI ⵓ GRA ⵓ FRANCORVM ⵓ REX
Reverse descriptionA fleur-de-lys cross, bearing a quatrefoil in the form of a heart, flanked by two letters.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringXPS ⵓ VINCIT ⵓ XPS ⵓ REGNAT ⵓ XPS ⵓ IPERAT P T
Edge
Mint(B)
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
B A
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
L
Limoges, France (?-1837)
P T
Poitiers, France
MintageND (1493-1494) B - -
ND (1493-1494) B A - -
ND (1493-1494) L - -
ND (1493-1494) P T - -
Catalog ID1515532320
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