Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

France, Louis XII (1498-1515), Écu d’or au porc-épic, uncertain mint, point between 15th and 16th letters on obv. and beneath 16th letter on rev., 3.05g/12h (Dup. 655; Laf. 598; F 325). Slightly double-struck, edge ragged in places, otherwise nearly very fine £300-£400

Provenance: Bonham/Vecchi Auction 8, 12 October 1982, lot 802; R.A. Merson Collection, DNW Auction 142, 13-15 September 2017, lot 1937