The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

I: Briot, Warin and Rawlins, France, Louis XIII, Louis d’or à la mèche longue, 1641a, Paris, by J. Warin, laureate bust right, lvd xiii d g fr et nav rex, rev. chrs regn vinc imp, eight crowned Ls cruciform, lis in angles, 6.71g/103.7gr/6h (Duplessy 1298; Ciani 1613; VG 58; KM. 136.1; F 410). Surfaces hairlined, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33, 7 May 2003, lot 1073.

This coin is included in the collection because Warin is considered by many to be the premier French medallist and a major stylistic influence on Simon