Aquitaine (1362-72) denier au lion

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Heritage sale 3073, lot 32730
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32730 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "Aquitaine. Edward the Black Prince (1362-1372) Petit Guyennois Noir (Denier au Lion) ND VF25 NGC, Bordeaux mint. Variety with lion left, mintmark written in retrograde. Splendid dark charcoal toning with full legends and lighter shades atop the highpoints increasing legibility. We note that a rather comparable specimen hammered for $750 in CNG's January 2010 Triton XIII (lot 2121)."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon or silver, 18 mm diameter, 1.38 g.

Catalog reference: Elias-216a (RRR), W&F-252B 1/a (R4).

Source:

  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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