Lot no. 591
FRANCE / CAPÉTIENS - FRANCE / ROYAL
John II the Good (1350-1364). Golden sheep ND (1355).
Av. + AGN. DEI. QVI. TOLL'. PCCA. MVDI. MISERERE. NOB'. Paschal lamb on the left, head turned to the right, before a cross with gonfanon which cuts the legend of the exergue, within a polylobe interrupted at the bottom; in the exergue, IOH' - REX.
Rv. + XP'C: VINCIT: XP'C: REGNAT: XP'C: IMPERAT, punctuated by 2 superimposed quatrefoils. Cross trefoiled and leaved, with in heart a rose within a small angled quatrefoil, flanked by four lilies, within an angled quatrefoil cantoned by eight small lilies.
Dy.291A - Fr.280; Gold - 4.72 g - 30.5 mm - 11 h
Top Pop (5): this is the most beautiful graded example from PCGS!
PCGS MS63 (55936925).
Beautifully struck, on a fairly wide, slightly oblong blank. Slight wear and minimal hairlines. Slight golden patina. Superb at Fleur de coin.
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