½ Gold Ecu with porcupine - Louis XII
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XII (1498-1515)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1512-1515 |
| Value | ½ Gold Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.963) |
| Weight | 1.69 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 437759 |
| References | Dy royales# 656 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 flanked by two porcupines.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: LVDOVICVS DEI GRA FRANC REX
Lettering (regular font): LVDOVICVS DEI GRA FRANC REX
Translation: Louis, by God's grace, king of the Franks.
Reverse
Floriated cross with two porcupines and two L's in angles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: XPS VINCIT REGNAT IMPERAT
Lettering (regular font): XPS VINCIT REGNAT IMPERAT
Translation: Christ defeats, rules and commands.
Mint
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)Comments
Unique coin of this type is the one depicted.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1512-1515) | dot 9th | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 235.91
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Actual gold weight: 0.052 oz
Current gold price: 4508.61 USD/oz (see gold price 
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