Orange (1335-93) franc a pied Fr-190
This specimen was lot 1165 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Orange. Franc a pied, undated. Raymond III, 1335-1340 and Raymond IV, 1340-1393. Prince standing under gothic portal, holding sword and scepter. Reverse: Floriated cross in quatrefoil, two crowns and two lis in angles. Sharply struck with a piece of metal missing at 1 o'clock. PCGS graded About Uncirculated Detail (Chipping)." Raymond IV succeeded Raymond III with no change to the coinage, making them impossible to distinguish. The princes of Orange eventually obtained Nassau and finally the throne of the Netherlands, where they reside today, Orange having long ago been annexed to France. The princes issued coinage for their domain into the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.82 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen 3.67 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-190.
- 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, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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