Aquitaine (1362-72) leopard d'or Fr-11
The first specimen was lot 99059 in Heritage sale 61253 (Dallas, January 2022), where it sold for $22,800. The catalog description[1] noted,
"France: Virtually Mint Leopard d'Or of Edward the Black Prince. Aquitaine. Edward the Black Prince gold Leopard d'Or ND (1362-1372) AU58 NGC, Bordeaux mint. +ЄD': P'mO: Gn'S: RЄGIS: AnGLIЄ: P'nCЄPS: AQITANIЄ • (AN ligate, double rosette stops), crowned leopard passant left, raising right forepaw, within tressure of 10 arches, quatrefoils on points and within spandrels / +XP'C: VInCIT: XP'C: RЄGNAT: XP'C: IMPЄRAT • (double rosette stops), floriate cross within quatrefoil, leopards passant in angles. A cherished issue which essentially does not become available in Mint State, a fact supported by the complete paucity of any specimens certified finer than the present across NGC and PCGS combined. Minted with a nearly complete outer beaded border, this specimen positively exudes quality, from the careful crafting of the flan to the full legends, to the utterly sharp central lion motif. We have offered a single other example (though minted from different dies) in this grade, which brought $15,600 in our August 2020 Platinum Night sale."
The second specimen was lot 1078 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,912 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · FRANKREICH/FEODALES, AQUITANIEN Edouard, dit le Prince Noir, 1362-1372. Léopard d'or o. J. Gekrönter Leopard l., den Kopf nach vorn gewandt, umher zehnbogige Einfassung//Blumenkreuz in Vierpaß, in den Winkeln des Kreuzes je ein Leopard. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, duchy of Aquitaine, Edward the Black Prince, 1362-72, undated gold leopord. Obverse: crowned leopard left in a polylobe, head facing; reverse: floriate cross cantonned with four leopards. Rare, lightly waved, extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: gold, the first specimen 3.47 g. the second specimen 3,43 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-11, Dupl-1116, S-8121, Elias-140 (R), W&S-150 2/b (R). The second specimen is Fr-11; Withers/Ford 150.1 c.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Brittany Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61253, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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