France (1311) agnel d'or Fr-258
This specimen was lot 926 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Philippe IV le Bel (1285-1314), AV agnel d'or, janvier 1311. D/ L'agneau pascal deb. à g., t. à d., devant une croix avec gonfanon. En dessous, Ph' REX. R/ Croix ornée dans un quadrilobe orné de fleurons et cantonné de quatre lis. Très rare Patine colorée. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Philip IV the Fair, 1285-1314, undated gold lamb, struck January 1311. Obverse: the Paschal lamb walking left, head to right and bearing a cross with a banner; below: "Ph'REX"; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with four lilies. Very rare, colorful toning, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This agnel d'or, worth 20 sols tournois, would also be struck during the reigns of Louis X and Philip V.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.19 g, 1.000 fine gold, this specimen 4,12 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-212; Ci. 199; Laf. 216.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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