Tag Archive for: Capetian Dynasty

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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…