France (1341) agne d'or Fr-273
This specimen was lot 20144 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $11,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ange d'Or, ND (1341). Philip VI (1328-50). NGC AU-55. A lovely design depicting Saint Michael the Archangel supporting the arms of France. A choice example of a rare type. Good strike on a nice round flan showing full legends on both sides. Only a few tiny weak spots and no planchet flaws. Quite wholesome and highly attractive." Duplessy notes that this type had a face value of 25 sols tournois. Other gold coins listed for Philip VI include parisis d'or (25 sols), lion d'or (25 sols), pavillion d'or (25 sols), chaise d'or (16 to 20 sols), écu d'or (20 sols), royal d'or (25 sols) and couronne d'or (40 sols). Only the écu d'or is reasonably common. We can't tell if this specimen is Dupl-255 (7.27 g) or Dupl-255A (6.44 g) as the weight was not reported in the auction. The value of the ange d'or was raised to 85 sols tournois in 1342.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: Dupl-255 (Jan. 1341, 1.000 fine gold, 7.271 g, 75 sols tournois) or Dupl-255A (Aug. 1341, 6.44 g) or Dupl-255B (June 1342, 5.82 g, 85 sols tournois).
Catalog reference: Fr-273; Dupl-255 or 255A (distinguishable only by weight).
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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