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LOT 3652
France. Henry III AV Écu d'or au soleil. Dated 1578. Bourges mint.
HENRICVS • III • D ✱ G FRஃAN • ET • P • REX 1578 •Y•, shield of France / + CHRISTVS • REGNAT • VINCIT • ET • IMPERAT, lilied cross. Duplessy 1121A; Ciani 1408; Laf. 960. Near Very Fine. Slightly double struck.(2.84gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found Winchfield, Hart, Hampshire, UK, 2015.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-706C02.
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