FranceEcu d'Or à la Chaise Philippe VI of Valois (1328-1350) Obverse: King seated on a Gothic throne, holding sword in his right hand and supporting a shield with his left hand, PhiLIPPVS : DЄI x GRA x FRAnCORVM RЄX, Reverse: Cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in centre and at the ends, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels ° XP’C: VInCIT: XP’C: RЄGИAT: XP’C: INPЄRAT, Reverse with double annulet stops, 4.45 grammes, Friedberg 270, GVF with a light crease with excellent portrait of the King
FranceEcu d'Or à la Chaise Philippe VI of Valois (1328-1350) Obverse: King seated on a Gothic throne, holding sword in his right hand and supporting a shield with his left hand, PhiLIPPVS : DЄI x GRA x FRAnCORVM RЄX, Reverse: Cross fleurée with voided quatrefoil in centre and at the ends, leaves in angles; all within a quadrilobe with trefoils in spandrels ° XP’C: VInCIT: XP’C: RЄGИAT: XP’C: INPЄRAT, Reverse with double saltire stops, 4.48 grammes, Friedberg 270, VF with a slight roughness to the edge at 4 o'clock and some small black spots on the reverse
France (2) Quarter Franc An13A KM#654.1 in an NGC holder AU Details - Environmental Damage, Quarter Franc 1829B Rouen Mint KM#722.2 in an NGC holder and graded AU58
FranceQuarter France 1817T Nantes Mint KM#714.10 Fine, toned with some rim nicks and some adjustment lines on the obverse, a rare one-year type with a mintage of just 7606 pieces
FranceHalf Franc 1618A Pattern by Nicholas Briot, a Piedfort of Quadruple Thickness, 28.06 grammes, Obverse: Bust of Louis XIII right, date below LVDOVICVS. XIII. D. G. FRAN. ET. NAVARÆ. REX. Reverse: Cross floretty and fleur de lis with L in centre,.SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. Edge Lettering: PERENNITATI IUSTISSIMI REGIS, KM#P25, VF and bold, possibly once gilded, comes with an NGC ticket stating 'Piefort' 'Not Encapsulated - Altered Surface (28.06g) an extremely rare and desirable piece, we note lists at $6500 in Krause
France50 Francs Gold 1857A, Paris Mint, KM#785.1 VF the reverse with some deeper hairlines above the shield and crown causing a shallow depression in this area
FranceOne Franc (3) 1872A Small A KM#822.1, UNC and lustrous with two small tone spots on the portrait, 1887A KM#822.1 Lustrous UNC with a hint of golden tone in the legends, 1888A KM#822.1 UNC or near so and lustrous, the obverse with some small spots on the wreath
France Silver DenierCharles II ('The Bald') Obverse: CARLVS REX FR, cross pattee, Reverse: Karolus monogram, METVLLO, 1.66 grammes, GVF and bold, comes with old collector's ticket
France 30 Sols (2) 1791A KM#606.1 Good Fine/Fine, the obverse with some adjustment lines, 1792A KM#606.1 VF unevenly toned, the obverse with some adjustment lines
France - Carolingienne, Denier (814-840) Christiana Religio type, Obverse: Cross with pellets in each angle, HLVDOVVICVS IMP, Reverse: XPISTIANA RELIGIO, 1.61 grammes, Fine with some touches of verdigris, Holy Roman Empire - Denier Otto III and Adelaide (983-995) Obverse: Cross with ODDO in angles, DI GRA REX, Reverse: Church building ATEAHLHT, 1.65 grammes, Fine with some weakness of strike in places
France Five Francs 1875A Paris Mint KM#820.1 A/UNC with some edge nicks, an good slightly subdued original lustre enhances excellent overall eye appeal
French States - Dombes 1/12th Ecu 1668 KM#41 Near Fine/About Fine, a scarce one-year type, France (Feudal) Duchy of Brittany Silver Denier John I 1237-1286, Reverse: Triangular shield of Dreux with a quarter of ermines, 0.93 grammes, Good Fine/VF, come with old collector's ticket
France Silver DenierCharles II ('The Bald') Obverse: CARLVS REX F, cross pattee, Reverse: Karolus monogram, METiVLLO, 1.63 grammes, Melle Mint, VF, comes with old collector's ticket
FranceOne Franc 1829B Rouen Mint KM#724.2 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with minor cabinet friction and some small areas of darker toning near the rims, very seldom offered in high grade
France Five Francs An13Q Perpignan Mint, monogram below bust, KM#662.12 EF with a subtle gold tone, a most attractive example and seldom seen in this high grade
France (2) One Franc 1822B KM#709.2 Rouen Mint UNC and with a beautiful blue/green and gold tone, only 31,000 minted, Quarter Franc 1822B KM#714.2 Rouen Mint NEF with attractive golden tone, only 30,000 minted
France Douzain aux Croissants Henry II, 1551D, Lyon Mint, 2.52 grammes, VF with some small edge nicks, touches of gold tone further enhance the eye appeal of this early French piece
France Six Livres 1792B L'An 4, Rouen Mint, KM#615.3 VF/GVF with a small hole in the edge at the top of the obverse and a small planchet clip to the left of the date
France100 Francs Gold 1869A KM#802.1 EF and lustrous, a very pleasing example of this large and impressive issue, part of a small group of French 19th Century gold issues offered in this sale
France100 Francs Gold 1858A KM#786.1 EF and lustrous with a gentle edge bruise, part of a small group of French 19th Century gold issues offered in this sale
France40 Francs Gold 1807W Lille Mint, Large Bare Head of Napoleon, KM#A688.5 GVF/NEF with some hairlines, the large bare head type only used in 1807, Rare, with a mintage of just 6043 pieces, part of a small group of French 19th Century gold issues offered in this sale
France50 Francs Gold 1857A KM#785.1 EF retaining some lustre, a gentle edge bruise a slight distraction, part of a small group of French 19th Century gold issues offered in this sale
France40 Francs Gold 1830A Incuse edge lettering KM#721.1 About VF/GVF with a small flan flaw above the date, part of a small group of French 19th Century gold issues offered in this sale
European Medieval in silver (2) France - Burgundy Double Patard Charles the Bold (1467-1477) 2.78 grammes, Fine or better with an edge crack, along with an Italian States Grosso silver 17mm diameter, legend unclear otherwise Good Fine
France40 Francs Gold 1807I Large Plain Bust, Limoges Mint KM#A688.2 Fine. The reverse slightly better, Very Rare with a mintage of just 1,859 pieces, a scarce one-year type and seldom offered
France (2) 12 Sols (1/10th Ecu) 1757 Mintmark & (Aix Mint) Privy Mark Anchor KM#511.26 Fine/Good Fine with some adjustment lines, this date unlisted by Krause, Half Ecu 1646A Paris Mint KM#164.1 VG
France (2) Quarter Franc An13A KM#654.1 in an NGC holder AU Details - Environmental Damage, Quarter Franc 1829B Rouen Mint KM#722.2 in an NGC holder and graded AU58
France40 Francs Gold 1830A Incuse edge letters KM#721.1 About VF/GVF, six dates are minted in this series, of which two are extremely rare, one of the less common Gold 40 Franc types
France Gold Salut d'Or Henry VI (1422-1461) Friedberg 301 Good Fine with surface marks and a small flan crack between 2 and 3 o'clock where light shows through the coin
France Ten Centimes 1848 Pattern in bronze as KM#PnA47 (listed as struck in Billon by Krause) with small 10 CENTS but with small date below the wreath ribbons, 10.48 grammes, UNC and attractively toned
France100 Francs Gold 1855A Paris Mint KM#786.1 NEF with signs of light cleaning in the fields, but not unpleasantly so, and retaining significant eye appeal
France100 Francs Gold 1909A Paris Mint KM#858 with a flan flaw on the obverse EF with some contact marks and small rim nicks, the flagship coin of the French Gold series of the period
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