France (1431)-Angers royal d'or Fr-303

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Sincona sale 69, lot 404

This specimen was lot 404 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH. Charles VII. 1422-1461. Royal d'or o. J. (2e émission, 5.4.1431), Angers. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Charles VII, 1422-61, undated gold royal, second emission of May 1431, Angers mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine.)"

This coin was issued before the modern system of mintmarks was introduced by Francis I in 1540. Prior to that date, mints used various secret marks to identify and date their product. This otherwise undated and unmintmarked coin is thereby noted as being produced by the La Rochelle mint (later mintmark "H") as part of the second emission of April 1431. Duplessy notes this coin had a face value of 25 sols tournois at the time of issue. Four emissions are recorded for this type:

  • 1st emission (October 1429): 3.82 g, 1.000 fine gold;
  • 2nd emission (shown here): same as above;
  • 3rd emission (September 1431): 3.49 g, 1.000 fine gold, value raised to 30 sols;
  • 4th emission (December 1431): 3.82 g, 1.000 fine gold, value restored to 25 sols.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.82 g, 1.000 fine gold. This specimen 3.78 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 455 A. Fr-303.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  • 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.

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