Description
France, Philippe VI (1328-50), gold Ecu d’Or à la Chaise, 1st issue: from 1 January 1337, Paris mint, + PhILIPPVS: DЄI x GRA x FRAnCORVM: RЄX, King seated on Gothic throne, holding a sword in his right hand and supporting a shield with his left. Rev. + ° XP’C: VInCIT: XP’C: RЄGИAT: XP’C: INPЄRAT, cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in center and at the ends, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels, 4.48g (Fr. 270, Dupl. 249 var.).
Extremely Fine, minor weakness in the field at 12 o’clock. Variety not listed with annulet at start of reverse legend.
