LOUIS XI le Prudent son of Charles VII and Marie d'Anjou July 22, 1461 - August 30, 1483 (initial coronet and lozenge) LVDOVICVS : DEI : GRA : FRAnCOR : REX. Crowned shield of France between two crowned lilies. R/. (initial coronet and rhombus) XPC: VInCIT... Leafy cross with four-lobed heart, cantoned by four coronets, within a quatrefoil. (Punctuation by two superimposed annuli on obverse and reverse). ♦ Fr 312; Dy 539 Gold shield with Crown (December 31, 1461). Point 19th = Saint Lô. (3,42 g) Broad, slightly chipped flan. Very handsome. Expert : Mme Berthelot-Vinchon - 01.42.97.50.00

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