1498,
Louis XII gold Ecu d'Or au Soleil ND (1498-1515) AU55 NGC, Bayonne mint, Anchor mm, Fr-323, Dup-647. 3.38gm. (crowned lis) (anchor) LV∂OVICVS: ∂EI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX (double annulet stops), crowned royal shield with sun above / (crowned lis) (anchor) XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT (double annulet stops), cross fleurdelisee with voided quadrilobe at center. Issue from 25 April 1498. Considerably better struck than the majority of examples, with ideal centering, no weakness, and just a small die shift over REGNAT. HID05401242017.
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