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This specimen was lot 70454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, ND. Montpellier Mint. Francois I (1515-47). NGC MS-61. 3.37 gms. Fr-345; Dupl-775; Ciani-1073. Struck during a period when France was nearly surrounded by the Habsburg monarchy. As a result, France under Francois I became aligned with the Ottoman Empire as a strategic counter-balance, something considered quite controversial for a Christian king at the time. Sharply struck on a broad, round flan showing full legends on both sides. Reverse shows evidence of being overstruck on an earlier issue. An outstanding example of this issue with lovely lemon yellow luster."
3.43 g, .958 fine gold, 40 s.t.; emission of 21 July 1519.
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