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Charles VIII King Ecu d’or au soleil du Dauphine 1st type 1483-1498
Charles VIII, 1483-1498
Duplessy 579; Friedberg 322, PCGS graded MS-62 Crémieu. (palm) KAROLVS DEI GRA FRAnCORVm REX, arms of France and Dauphin; sun above. Reverse: (crown) XPS VInCIT XPS REGnAT XPS IPERAT, cross fleurdelisée.
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Charles VIII King Ecu d’or au soleil de Bretagne 1483-1498
Charles VIII, 1491
Duplessy 581; Friedberg 320, PCGS graded AU-55 Nantes. 6 April 1491. + KAROLVS DEI GRA FRAnCORVm REX, crowned arms of France between two crowned ermines. Reverse: + XPS VInCIT XPs REGnAT XPC InPERAT n, cross fleurdelisée…

Charles VIII King Ecu d’or au soleil de Bretagne 1483-1498
Charles VIII, 1491
Duplessy 581; Friedberg 320, PCGS graded AU-55 Nantes, 6 April 1491. + KAROLVS DEI GRA FRAnCORVm REX n, crowned arms of France between two crowned ermines, sun above. Reverse: + XPS VInCIT XPS REGnAT XPS InPERAT,…

Charles VIII King 1/2 Ecu d’or au soleil 1483-1498
Charles VIII, 1483
Duplessy 578; Friedberg 319, PCGS graded AU-58
At the age of 13, Charles VIII succeeded his father, Louis XI, as King of France. Greedy for territory beyond the borders of France proper, in 1494, Charles VIII attempted…

Charles VIII King Ecu d’or au soleil 1483-1498
Charles VIII, 1483
Duplessy 575; Friedberg 318, PCGS graded MS-63 Paris. 1st emission, 11 September 1483. + KAROLVS DEI GRA FRAnCORVm REX, crowned arms of France, sun above. Reverse: + XPC VInCIT XPC REGnAT XPC ImPERAT, cross fleurdelisée.
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