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The two-pellet variety (noted on the NGC slab) corresponds to a specific die variant for this date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600781418827,"sku":"A427.7","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A427.7.png?v=1781687244"},{"product_id":"france-jeanne-de-naples-franc-a-pied-ngc-ms63","title":"FRANCE - JEANNE DE NAPLES - FRANC À PIED - NGC MS63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJeanne de Naples (1362-1382), franc à pied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: the crowned king standing beneath a Gothic canopy, holding a raised sword and the hand of justice. Reverse: foliate cross fleurdelisée, cantoned with four small crowns, within an ornate quatrefoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA superb example struck on a broad planchet. 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Reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's addorsed in pairs, fleurs-de-lis in the angles, mint letter A (Paris) in the centre. Legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, for Christus regnat, vincit, imperat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClose to as-struck condition, light patina. Slight circulation wear on the high points. 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Legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, for Christus regnat, vincit, imperat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClose to as-struck condition, with only minimal handling marks barely dulling the fields. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the only graded example!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600961741131,"sku":"A718.30","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A718.30.jpg?v=1781688280"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-louis-dor-1679-paris-ngc-ms62","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR 1679 PARIS - NGC MS62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or à la tête laurée juvénile, 1679, struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: youthful laureate and draped bust of the king right. 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Reverse: crowned oval shield of France within two olive branches, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM. Mint letters MA (Marseille) below the shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSlightly weak strike, as usual for the type, with minor flat spots. Otherwise a broad planchet and a very attractive strike, delicate toning. 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Very rare in this state of preservation, one of the finest examples known. About Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the silver francs and half francs of Louis XIII circulated heavily before being largely melted down in the course of the monetary reforms of the 17th century. Survivors in high grade are consequently rare, which makes the quality of this example all the more significant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603488055627,"sku":"A812.2","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A812.2.png?v=1781700108"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-louis-dor-a-lecu-1690-lyon-ngc-ms63","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR À L'ÉCU 1690 LYON - NGC MS63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or à l'écu, 1690 reformation, struck at Lyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: mature laureate bust of the king right, wearing a full-bottomed wig. Legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis. Legend BENEDICTVM SIT NOMEN DOMINI. Date 1690 and mint letter D (Lyon) at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePerfect reformation, practically imperceptible on the obverse and complete on the reverse. Light handling marks. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: a reformation coin, overstruck in 1690 on an earlier coin during the recoinage, hence the near-total absence of traces of the original striking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603494674763,"sku":"A821.11","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A821.11.png?v=1781700229"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-isles-du-vent-12-sols-1731-la-rochelle-pcgs-ms65-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - ISLES DU VENT - 12 SOLS 1731 LA ROCHELLE - PCGS MS65 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), 12 sols Isles du Vent, 1731 struck at La Rochelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate head of the king right. Legend LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX. Mint letter H (La Rochelle) below the neck. Reverse: ISLES DU VENT in three lines within an ornate cartouche, fleurs-de-lis. Date 1731 in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn a fairly broad planchet, strike barely off-centre. Close to as-struck condition, cabinet toning with golden highlights. A perfect coin. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Isles du Vent refers to the French Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Guadeloupe and their dependencies. These 12 sols were struck in 1731 for circulation in these Caribbean colonies. A colonial issue distinct from the metropolitan coinage, it is now particularly sought after by collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603582525771,"sku":"A911.27","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.27.png?v=1781702144"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiii-essai-du-douzain-argent-1625-paris-pcgs-sp62","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIII - SILVER DOUZAIN PATTERN 1625 PARIS - PCGS SP62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIII (1610-1643), silver douzain pattern, 1625 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, flanked by two crowned L's. Legend LVD XIII D G FRAN ET NAV REX. Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield. Reverse: cross fleurdelisée and fourchée, cantoned with fleurs-de-lis, a pellet in the centre. Legend SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDICTVM. Date 1625 at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpecimen strike, dark grey toning. Very rare. Specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom the Clavouet collection, Crédit de la Bourse sale of 26-28 April 1993, lot 648.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Nicolas Briot, Engraver General of the coinage under Louis XIII, was one of the pioneers of mechanised striking with the screw press in France. His patterns of the 1620s, produced outside regular production, rank among the most sought-after coins of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603587309899,"sku":"A911.41","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.41.png?v=1781702284"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiii-demi-ecu-1643-paris-pcgs-ms62-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIII - 1\/2 ÉCU 1643 PARIS - PCGS MS62 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIII (1610-1643), 1\/2 écu 1643 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate bust of Louis XIII right, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, effigy engraved by Jean Warin, legend LVDOVICVS XIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and date 1643. Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield, rose privy mark specific to the Matignon workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn example close to as-struck condition, delicate toning with bluish highlights. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the laureate bust in the antique style, the work of the engraver Jean Warin, marks one of the high points of French Baroque coin portraiture and was struck with the screw press at the Monnaie du Moulin in Paris. 1643 is moreover the last year of the reign of Louis XIII, who died in May. This emblematic type, in such a state of preservation, is a coin of the very first order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604493050187,"sku":"A911.43","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.43.png?v=1781703519"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-demi-ecu-1643-paris-ngc-au58","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - 1\/2 ÉCU 1643 PARIS - NGC AU58","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), 1\/2 écu 1643 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: childlike bust of Louis XIV right, laureate and draped, legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and date 1643. Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield, rose privy mark specific to the Matignon workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn evenly preserved example, slight wear on the high points, pleasing grey toning with golden highlights. About Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: 1643 is the year of the accession of Louis XIV, who came to the throne aged four on the death of his father Louis XIII in May. This 1\/2 écu, struck in the name of LVD XIIII and bearing the childlike bust of the young king, is among the very first coins of the longest reign in French history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604550033739,"sku":"A911.45","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.45.png?v=1781703638"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-quart-decu-vertugadin-1716-riom-pcgs-ms64","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - 1\/4 ÉCU VERTUGADIN 1716 RIOM - PCGS MS64","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), 1\/4 écu vertugadin 1716 struck at Riom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bust of the child Louis XV right, with flared drapery and cuirass, legend LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned round shield of France, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and date 1716. Mint letter O (Riom) below the shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVery attractive reformation on a 1\/4 écu of 1711, of which only the date remains visible. An example that has barely circulated, grey cabinet toning with bluish highlights. Rare mint. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this 1\/4 écu was reformed, that is, restruck on an earlier coin, here a 1\/4 écu of 1711 whose impression still shows through in places. This practice, common during the recoinages of the early reign of Louis XV, gives each example a history of its own. The type owes its nickname \"vertugadin\" to the widely flared drapery of the young king, which evokes the vertugadin, or farthingale, the padded roll worn under court gowns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604646306123,"sku":"A911.47","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.47.png?v=1781703740"},{"product_id":"france-charles-vi-ecu-dor-a-la-couronne-la-rochelle-ngc-ms65","title":"FRANCE - CHARLES VI - ÉCU D'OR À LA COURONNE LA ROCHELLE - NGC MS65","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCharles VI (1380-1422), écu d'or à la couronne struck at La Rochelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: crowned shield of France, legend KAROLVS DEI GRACIA FRANCORVM REX. Reverse: cross fleurdelisée and foliate within a quatrefoil cantoned with four small crowns, legend XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOn a broad planchet and close to as-struck condition. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the écu d'or à la couronne is one of the great gold coins of the late Middle Ages, struck under Charles VI, whose reign (1380-1422) was marked by the Hundred Years' War and the king's bouts of madness. Acquiring a gold coin more than six centuries old in such a state of preservation, on a broad and complete planchet, is exceptional: almost all known examples show the wear of medieval circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604985520459,"sku":"A914.4","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A914.4.png?v=1781704887"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xv-double-louis-au-bandeau-1750-bayonne-pcgs-ms62","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XV - DOUBLE LOUIS AU BANDEAU 1750 BAYONNE - PCGS MS62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XV (1715-1774), double louis d'or au bandeau 1750 struck at Bayonne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: head of Louis XV left, hair bound with a fillet, legend LUD XV D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: two conjoined crowned oval shields of France and Navarre, legend CHRS REGNAT VINCIT IMPERAT, date 1750. Mint letter L (Bayonne).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOf attractive freshness, the velvety mint bloom preserved, only a few minute marks in the fields. Broad, well-centred planchet. Rare date and mint. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the double louis d'or was the highest gold denomination in circulating coinage under Louis XV, a prestige coin seldom preserved in high grade. Struck at Bayonne in 1750 in only 1,446 examples, this date is a great rarity, all the more so in such fresh condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605622038859,"sku":"A1033.19","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1033.19.png?v=1781710580"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-louis-dor-au-soleil-du-bearn-1709-pau-ngc-au58","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR AU SOLEIL DU BÉARN 1709 PAU - NGC AU58","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or au soleil, 1709 struck at Pau for Béarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: mature laureate head of the king right, wearing a long wig. Legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NA RE B. Date 1709 in exergue. Reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's addorsed in pairs, a sun at the centre, fleurs-de-lis in the angles. Legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, for Christus regnat, vincit, imperat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEven wear, light golden patina. About Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVery rare. From Künker sale 269 of 1 October 2015, lot 6079.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: struck at Pau for Béarn, these coins bear a cow, emblem of Béarn, as a mint mark in place of the usual letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605652578635,"sku":"A1036.26","price":5800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.26.jpg?v=1781711088"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xvi-sol-1791-lyon-pcgs-ms64rb","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XVI - SOL 1791 LYON - PCGS MS64RB","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XVI (1774-1792), sol 1791 struck at Lyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Louis XVI left, legend LUDOV XVI D GRATIA, second-semester pellet below the bust. Reverse: crowned shield of France, legend FRANCIÆ ET NAVARRÆ REX and date 1791. Mint letter D (Lyon).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClose to as-struck condition, retaining half of its original red colour, the rest barely toned. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605660082507,"sku":"A1036.32","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.32.png?v=1781711200"},{"product_id":"france-charles-viii-ecu-dor-du-dauphine-grenoble-pcgs-ms61-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - CHARLES VIII - ÉCU D'OR DU DAUPHINÉ - GRENOBLE - PCGS MS61 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCharles VIII (1483-1498), écu d'or du Dauphiné struck at Grenoble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: quartered shield with the arms of France (fleurs-de-lis) and the Dauphiné (dolphins), surmounted by a crown, legend in the name of Charles VIII, King of the Franks. Reverse: cross fleurdelisée, cantoned, legend XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOf a style peculiar to Grenoble, with roses as stops. Slightly off-centre but a very fresh example, rare in this state of preservation. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the écu bears the quartered arms of France and the Dauphiné, a province traditionally attached to the heir to the throne, the dauphin. The Grenoble striking is recognisable by its roses used as stops in the legends. Remarkable freshness for a hammered gold coin of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609524052299,"sku":"A1039.6","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1039.6.png?v=1781769012"},{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-louis-dor-a-lecu-1691-rouen-tresor-plozevet-ngc-ms62-top-pop","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR À L'ÉCU 1691 ROUEN - PLOZEVET HOARD - NGC MS62 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or à l'écu, reformation of 1691, struck at Rouen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: mature laureate bust of the king right, wearing a full-bottomed wig. Legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis. Legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM. Date 1691 and mint letter B (Rouen) at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA virtually perfect reformation, light toning over the original mint lustre. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom the Plozevet Hoard (Finistère), discovered in 2019, no. 196, with its certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Plozevet Hoard is one of the most important Ancien Régime coin hoards unearthed in France in recent decades. Discovered by chance in 2019 in Finistère, it comprised 239 gold coins of the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, all struck in the 17th century and exceptionally well preserved. 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