Gold, 26.4mm diameter, wt. 3.41 gram. + FRANCISCVS: DEI: GRA: FRANCOR: REX Sun above crowned shield. R. + XPS: VICIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMERAT: (slipped trefoil): Cross fleury, F and fleur de lis in opposing angles. A stop below the 5th letter of the obverse and reverse legends identifying Toulouse as the mint, Duplessy 775, Ciani 1073-5, Lafaurie 639. A pleasing coin. Struck from a rusty obverse die with ghosting of the reverse cross visible, otherwise Good VF (US readers note that this is better than MS 63).
Ex David Rogers collection.
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