Lot 273
Lot 30273 > Anglo-Gallic. Henry VI (1422-1461) gold Salut d'or ND (1422-1453) MS64 PCGS, Saint-Lo mint, Lis mm, Fr-18, Dup-443A, Elias-271, W&F-387A 2/b. (lis) hЄnRICVS : DЄI : GRΛ : FRΛCORV : Z : ΛGLIЄ : RЄX, the Virgin Mary standing behind the arms of France facing the Archangel Gabriel standing behind the quartered arms of France and England, handing her a scroll bearing AVЄ beneath the light of God / (lis) XPC' * VIИCIT * XPC' * RЄGHΛT * XPC' * IMPЄRΛT, Latin cross above "h" within tressure of arches, a lis and leopard to either side. A lovely near-gem piece, surviving essentially untouched for almost six centuries. The strike is wonderful, every detail sharp and intact, and the reverse in particular displays a delicate luster that immediately draws the eye.
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