France (1427) angelot d'or Fr-300
This specimen was lot 1006 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri VI d'Angleterre (1422-1453), AV angelot d'or, mai 1427, Paris (couronnelles initiales). D/ L'archange Gabriel à mi-corps de f., ten. les écus de France et de France-Angleterre. R/ Croix latine entre un lis et un léopard. Extrêmement rare Flan légèrement bosselé. Très Beau. Provient de Monnaies 19, 29 janvier 2004, 593. (kingdom of France, Henry VI of France and England, 1422-53, gold angel, May 1427, Paris mint (initial crown). Obverse: the archangel Gabriel supports the arms of France and England; reverse: latin cross between a lily and a leopard. Extremely rare, a few dents, Very Fine.)"
This rare type was worth 15 sols tournois. The collapse of English control of northern France in 1436 ended the issue of this coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.33 g, 1.000 fine gold, this specimen 2,31 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-300, Dupl-444; Ci. 600; Laf. 448; Elias 274.
- 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, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
Link to:
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- (1431) royal d'or, La Rochelle mint
- Coins and currency dated 1427
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)