Aquitaine (1368-72) hardi d'or Fr-10
This specimen was lot 624 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$17,178 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKREICH Aquitanien, Edward IV, le Prince Noir, 1362-1372. Hardi d'or o. J. (ca. 1368-1371/2), La Rochelle. Selten. NGC AU58. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Exemplar der Auktion Hess Divo 283, Zürich, Mai 2000, Los 380. Exemplar der Auktion Spink, London, Juni 1990, Los 251. (kingdom of France, duchy of Aquitaine, Edward IV the Black Prince, 1362-72, undated gold hardi, La Rochelle mint. Rare, graded NGC AU-58, Extraordinary condition.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.98 g.
Catalog reference: Elias 164. Fr-10. Duplessy 1122.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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