Tag Archive for: Louis XI

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Louis XI King 1/2 Ecu d’or au soleil 1461-1483

Louis XI, 1475 Duplessy 546; Friedberg 315, PCGS graded XF Details Rouen. 2 November 1475. (crown) LVDOVICVS DEI GRA FRAnCOR REX, crowned arms of France, sun above. Reverse: (crown) XPS VInCIT REGnAT ET ImPERAT, cross fleurdelisée. Ex…
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Louis XI King Ecu d’or au soleil 1461-1483

Louis XI, 1475 Duplessy 544; cf. Friedberg 314, PCGS graded AU-55 Tournai. 1st emission, 2 November 1475. (crown) LVDOVICVS DEI GRA FRA?CORVm REX, crowned arms of France; sun above. Reverse: (crown) XPS VInCIT XPS REGnAT XPS ImPERAT,…
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Louis XI King Ecu d’or au soleil 1461-1483

Louis XI, 1475 Duplessy 544; Friedberg 314, PCGS graded MS-63 Poitiers. 1st emission, 2 November 1475. (crown and bird) LVDOVICVS DEI GRA FRAnCORVM REX, crowned arms of France; sun above. Reverse: (crown and bird) XPS VInCIT XPS REGnAT…
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Louis XI King Ecu d’or à la couronne 1461-1483

Louis XI, 1461 Duplessy 539; Friedberg 312, PCGS graded MS-63 Perpignan. 1st emission, 31 December 1461. (crown) LVDOVICVS DEI GRACIA FRA?COR REX, crowned arms of France, a crowned lis to either side. Reverse: (crown) XPC VInCI XPC…
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Louis XI King Ecu d’or à la couronne 1461-1483

Louis XI, 1461 Duplessy 539; Friedberg 312, PCGS graded MS-62 As the successor of Charles VII on the throne of France, Louis XI gained a reputation for diplomacy and especially political intrigue to thwart his enemies. For this reason…