Posted 07/27/2007 9:42 pm
It is an "Ecu d'or à la chaise", a gold ecu with a chair (throne). There were six mintings from 1337 to 1348.
On the obverse is the legend PHILIPPVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX, which means "Phillip King of France, by the Grace of God". The obverse shows a King seated on a Gothic throne, holding a sword, with a shield of fleurs-de-lis.
The reverse legend is XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT "Christ overcomes, Christ reigns, Christ commands". The reverse shows a cross in an ornamented quadrilobe.
The standard reference work is Duplessy's "Monnaies Royales Françaises", vol. I, which covers the royal French coinage from Hugh Capet to Louis XII.
This is Duplessy 249. Here is an example of the 3rd minting in 1348
http://saivenumismatique.com/articl...article=5237
Unfortunately I don't have this reference (yet), so I am not sure of how to tell which minting you have. It is on my list of books to buy.
IMHO, expert removal of the post would increase its appeal to a coin collector. I would value it at about $200. It should measure 22mm in diameter and weigh 4.53 grams.
On the obverse is the legend PHILIPPVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX, which means "Phillip King of France, by the Grace of God". The obverse shows a King seated on a Gothic throne, holding a sword, with a shield of fleurs-de-lis.
The reverse legend is XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT "Christ overcomes, Christ reigns, Christ commands". The reverse shows a cross in an ornamented quadrilobe.
The standard reference work is Duplessy's "Monnaies Royales Françaises", vol. I, which covers the royal French coinage from Hugh Capet to Louis XII.
This is Duplessy 249. Here is an example of the 3rd minting in 1348
http://saivenumismatique.com/articl...article=5237
Unfortunately I don't have this reference (yet), so I am not sure of how to tell which minting you have. It is on my list of books to buy.
IMHO, expert removal of the post would increase its appeal to a coin collector. I would value it at about $200. It should measure 22mm in diameter and weigh 4.53 grams.
Edited by t360
07/27/2007 9:43 pm
07/27/2007 9:43 pm
