½ Gold Ecu - Charles VIII lilies
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles VIII (1483-1498)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1494-1498 |
| Value | ½ Gold Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.963) |
| Weight | 1.74 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 426800 |
| References | Dy royales# 578A Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles (publisher). Les monnaies des rois de France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France / Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned arms, sun above.
Script: Latin
Lettering: KAROLVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX
Translation: Charles King of France.
Reverse
Floriated cross.
Script: Latin
Lettering: XPS VINCIT REGNAT ET IMPERAT
Translation: Christ wins, rules and commands.
Mints
 |
Bayonne, France (?-1837) |
 |
Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) | |
| Toulouse, France (?-1837) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1494-1498) | Bayonne | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1494-1498) | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1494-1498) | Paris: dot 18th | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1494-1498) | Toulouse: dot 5th | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 233.21
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Actual gold weight: 0.054 oz
Current gold price: 4328.92 USD/oz (see gold price 
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