Tag Archive for: Charles VIII

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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. Ex…
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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…
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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 n, crowned arms of France between two crowned ermines, sun above. Reverse: + XPS VInCIT XPS REGnAT XPS InPERAT,…
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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…
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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. Ex…