Tag Archive for: Capetian Dynasty

Charles IV King Agnel d’or 1322-1328
Charles IV, 1322
Duplessy 239; Friedberg 263, PCGS graded MS-63
Following further in his father’s footsteps, Charles IV also “took the cross” in 1326, although his primary intention was not to reclaim the Holy Land from the Mamluks,…

Charles IV King Petit royal d’or 1322-1328
Charles IV, 1326
Duplessy 241 (2 specimens known); Friedberg 262, PCGS graded XF-45
Like his father Philip IV, Charles IV, the last Capetian king of France, was also considered to be le bel (Handsom”) by his contemporaries. He also faced…

Charles IV King Royal d’or 1322-1328
Charles IV, 1326
Duplessy 240; Friedberg 261, PCGS graded AU-55 16 February 1326. KOL REX FRA COR, king standing facing within ornate Gothic archway, holding lis-tipped scepter. Reverse: + XPC VInCIT XPC REG?AT XPC IMPERAT, short cross…

Philippe V King Agnel d’or 1316-1322
Philippe V, 1316
Duplessy 237; Friedberg 260, PCGS graded MS-62 8 December 1316. + AGn DI QVI TOLL PCCA MVDI MISERERE nOB, paschal lamb standing left with banner, head right; Ph' REX below. Reverse: + XPC VInCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT,…

Philippe V King Agnel d’or 1316-1322
Philippe V, 1316
Duplessy 237; Friedberg 260, PCGS graded MS-63 8 December 1316. + AGn DI QVI TOLL PCCA MVDI MISERERE nOB, paschal lamb standing left with banner, head right; Ph' REX below. Reverse: + XPC VInCIT XPC REGNAT XPC INPERAT,…

Louis X King Agnel d’or 1314-1316
Louis X, 1315
Duplessy 234; Friedberg 259, PCGS graded AU-55 6 May 1315. + AGn DI QVI TOLL PECAT MVDI MISERERE nOB, paschal lamb standing left with banner, head right; LVD REX below. Reverse: + XPC VInCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT, cross…

Philippe IV King Agnel d’or 1285-1314
Philippe IV, 1311
Duplessy 212; Friedberg 258, PCGS graded MS-63
The agnel d’or (“golden lamb”), first struck in 1311 as a replacement for the mantelet d’or, was the final gold coin introduced by Philip IV. While the new coin features…

Philippe IV King Mantelet d’or 1285-1314
Philippe IV, 1305
Duplessy 211; Friedberg 257, PCGS graded AU-58
The mantelet d’or was a gold coin introduced by Philip IV in 1305, the year in which he won victory over Flemish rebels at the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle. It received its…

Philippe IV King Florin d’or dit “à la Reine” 1285-1314
Philippe IV, 1305
Duplessy 210; Friedberg 256, PCGS graded MS-62 1305. PHILIPP' DEI GRA FRAChORV REX, king seated facing, holding scepter and fleur de lis, between two lis. Reverse: + XPC VICIT XPC REGNAT XPC ImPERAT, cross quadrilobée,…

Philippe IV King Petit royal d’or 1285-1314
Philippe IV, 1290
Duplessy 207; Friedberg 255, PCGS graded AU-58
Philip IV introduced the petit royal assis (“small seated royal”) in 1290 before he accrued the crushing debt problems that plagued his later reign and coinage. This…