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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>This specimen was lot 70454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, ND. Montpellier Mint. Francois I (1515-47). NGC MS-61. 3.37 gms. Fr-345; Dupl-775; Ciani-1073. Struck during a period when France was nearly surrounded by the Habsburg monarchy. As a result, France under Francois I became aligned with the Ottoman Empire as a strategic counter-balance, something considered quite controversial for a Christian king at the time. Sharply struck on a broad, round flan showing full legends on both sides. Reverse shows evidence of being overstruck on an earlier issue. An outstanding example of this issue with lovely lemon yellow luster."<br />
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3.43 g, .958 fine gold, 40 s.t.; emission of 21 July 1519.</div>Pastakhov