FRANCE  1364-80 FRANC  CHARLES V  ~ NGC 63 ~

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FRANCE Charles V (1364-80) gold Franc à pied ND MS63 NGC, from 20 April 1365, Fr-284, Dup-360. KAROLVS x DI x GR | FRAnCORV x RЄX, crowned king standing facing with sword and Hand of Justice beneath a Gothic dais; lis in the fields to either side / + XPC * VInCIT * XPC * RЄGnAT * XPC * IMPЄRAT o, cross fleurée, crowns and lis in angles; all within a quadrilobe, lis in spandrels. A remarkable example of this type, typically rough along the peripheries but with needle-sharp centers and rich, velvety luster.