France (1315) agnel d'or Fr-259
This specimen was lot 939 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis X (1314-1316), AV agnel d'or, mai 1315. D/ L'agneau pascal deb. à g., t. à d., devant une croix avec gonfanon. En dessous, LVD' REX. R/ Croix ornée dans un quadrilobe orné de fleurons et cantonné de quatre lis. Très rare Petites griffes. Très Beau. Provient de Spink, Londres, octobre 1987. (kingdom of France, Louis X, 1314-16, undated gold lamb, struck May 1315. Obverse: the Paschal lamb walking left, head to right and bearing a cross with a banner; below: "LVD'REX"; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with four lilies. Very rare, minor scratches, very Fine.)"
This expensive type had a face value of 20 sols tournois.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.13 g, 1.000 fine gold, this specimen 4,05 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-234; Ci. 238; Laf. 240.
- 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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