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FRANCE - JEAN II LE BON - MOUTON D'OR - PCGS MS62
- Condition: MS
- Grade: PCGS MS62
- Date: 1350-1364
- Mint: n/a
- Metal: Gold
- Weight (g): 4.71
- Diameter (mm): nc
- Reference(s): Dup. 291A / Fr. 280
- Rarity: R1
Jean II le Bon (1350-1364), mouton d'or.
Obverse: nimbate Paschal Lamb left, head turned back, bearing a banner, its staff ending in a cross pattée, legend AGN DEI QVI TOLL PECCA MVDI MISERERE NOB. Reverse: foliate cross fleurdelisée, cantoned with four small crowns, within a quatrefoil ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.
On a broad planchet, with a very pleasing centred strike. Light hairlines in the fields. Attractive golden patina. Mint State.
Note: the mouton d'or of Jean II le Bon is one of the most iconic coins of the French Middle Ages. The Paschal Lamb (Agnus Dei) on the obverse is a powerful symbol of Christ, and the Latin legend, "Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us", is taken directly from the liturgy. The mouton d'or was introduced in 1311 under Philippe IV le Bel, but it was under Jean II that the type was most widely circulated.
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