MONNAIES FRANÇAISES
HENRI II (1547-1559)
Piéfort of the golden Henri to the Gallia. 1555. 14,29 g (quadruple weight)
Bust of the king on the right, laureate, wearing a damascene cuirass.
R/ Helmeted Gaul seated left on a mound of arms, holding a Nicephorus Victory. In the exergue, Gallia.
EB in monogram: different from the Master Etienne Bergeron.
Edge inscribed " SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA 1555 ".
C. 1258.
Very rare. Almost Superb.
