156. FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois, 1328-1350. Parisis d’or (Gold, 31mm, 7.04 g 12), authorized 6 September 1329. + PҺILIPPVS · DЄI : GRA : FRAИCORVИ : REX Philippe seated facing on elaborate gothic throne, holding scepter surmounted by Hand of Justice in left hand and lis-tipped scepter in right; lion crouching beside each foot; mullet flanked by annulets after PҺILIPPVS; triple annulet stops Rev. + XP’C VInCIT XP’C RЄGИAT XP’C ImPЄRAT Cross fleurée over voided short cross potent, with voided quatrefoil at center and lis in each quarter; all within double polylobe, with trefoil at each spandrel; triple annulet stops. Ciani 268. Duplessy 248. Friedberg 264. Lafaurie 252. Rich pale blue and orange toning, Extremely fine. From an early 20th century collection, with ticket in French labeled no. 342, and from the collection of E. Gariel, M. H. Hoffmann, 27 April 1885, 1593.
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