Gold Ecu with sun - Louis XII
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XII (1498-1515)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1498 |
| Value | 1 Gold Ecu = 36 Sols and 3 Deniers (87⁄48 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.963) |
| Weight | 3.496 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 8525 |
| References |
Dy royales# 647,  Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France. And 1 more volumes.  Jean Lafaurie; 1951. Les monnaies des rois de France / I. Hugues Capet à Louis XII. Émile Bourgey; Monnaies et Médailles, Paris-Bâle. And 1 more volumes. |
Obverse
Crowned shield of France, surmounted by a sun.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVDOVICVS : DEI : GRACIA : FRANnCORVm : REX
Reverse
Cross fleurdelisée, with a quadrilobe in heart.
Script: Latin
Lettering: XPS : VInCIT : XPS : REGnAT : XPS : IMPERAT
Mints
| Bayonne, France (?-1837) | |
| Lyon, France (?-1858) | |
| Montpellier, France | |
| Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693) | |
| Tours, France | |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| ND (1498) | (fr) Lyon (Point sous la 12ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1498) | (fr) Montpellier (Point sous la 4ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1498) | (fr) Saint Lô(Point sous la 19ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1498) | (fr) Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Point sous la 20ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1498) Ancre | (fr) Bayonne (Point sous la 11ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1498) Tour | (fr) Tours (Point sous la 6ème lettre des légendes) | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
Bullion value: USD 205.80
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Bullion value: USD 205.80
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