France (1339) pavillion d'or Fr-266
This specimen was lot 3249 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"France. Pavillion d'or, ND. Philippe VI De Valois, 1328-1350. House of Valois (1328-1498). King seated on throne holding scepter under draped pavillion. Legend -(Lis) PHILIPPVS: DEI GRA: FRANCORVM: REX. Reverse: Floriated cross in quadrilobe, crown in angles. Legend - + XP'C : VINCIT. XP'C. REGNAT. XP'C. IMPERAT. A superb example, very high grade, all detail sharp with original luster. Very Rare. NGC graded MS-64."
Duplessy[2] gives the face value of the pavillon d'or as thirty sols tournois. Other gold coins listed for Philip VI include parisis d'or (25 sols), lion d'or (25 sols), royal d'or (25 sols), chaise d'or (16 to 20 sols), écu d'or (20 sols), ange d'or (75 sols) and couronne d'or (40 sols). Only the écu d'or is reasonably common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.09 g, 0.999 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-266; Ciani-270, Dupl-251.
- [2]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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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