Gold Ecu with sun - Charles VIII 2nd issue: initial lilies

Features

Issuer	France
King	Charles VIII (1483-1498)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1494-1498
Value	1 Gold Ecu
Currency	Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition	Gold (.963)
Weight	3.44 g
Diameter	27 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 428400
References	Dy royales# 575A Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). , Gad R1# 107 Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Ciani Royales# 794 Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. , LP# 554f 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering: KAROLVS DEI GRACIA FRANCORVM REX

Translation: Charles, by God's grace, king of the Franks.

Reverse

Floriated cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering: XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPERAT

Translation: Christ wins, Christ rules, Christ commands.

Mints

	Angers, France (mid 8th century - 1662)
	Bayonne, France (?-1837)
	Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
	Châlons-sur-Marne, modern-day Châlons-en-Champagne, France (9th century - 1593)
	Dijon, France
	La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
	Limoges, France (?-1837)
	Lyon, France (413-1858)
	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
	Montélimar, France (1346-1594)
	Montpellier, France
	Poitiers, France
	Rouen, France (?-1858)
	Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693)
	Saint-Pourçain, modern-day Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France
	Toulouse, France (?-1837)
	Tournai, Belgium (625-1709)
	Tours, France
	Troyes, France
	Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
B	Bourges, France
V	Villefranche, modern-day Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1494-1498)												Angers: dot 7th
ND (1494-1498)												Bayonne
ND (1494-1498)												Bordeaux
ND (1494-1498)												Chalons: dot 21st
ND (1494-1498)												Dijon: dot 13th
ND (1494-1498)												La Rochelle: dot 9th
ND (1494-1498)												Limoges: dot 10th
ND (1494-1498)												Lyon: dot 12th obverse, dot 18th reverse
ND (1494-1498)												Montelimar: dot 3rd
ND (1494-1498)												Montpellier: dot 4th
ND (1494-1498)												Paris: dot 18th
ND (1494-1498)												Poitiers: dot 8th
ND (1494-1498)												Rouen: dot 15th
ND (1494-1498)												Saint-Lo: dot 19th
ND (1494-1498)												Saint-Pourcain: dot 11th
ND (1494-1498)												Toulouse: dot 5th
ND (1494-1498)												Tournai: dot 16th
ND (1494-1498)												Tours: dot 6th
ND (1494-1498)												Troyes: dot 14th
ND (1494-1498)												Villeneuve: dot 20th
ND (1494-1498) B												Bourges
ND (1494-1498) V												Villefranche

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Bullion value: USD 476.33 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.107 oz

Current gold price: 4472.30 USD/oz (see gold price

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