France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)

This is another important hammered gold acquisition for me. I sold some modern gold bullion to purchase it. What I lost in bullion weight I gained in history, for this is an extremely historic piece.

France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)

PCGS cert. #51158852.

Numista-126254. Duplessy Royales 369D.

Saint-Lô mint. 28 mm, 3.77 g.

Ex-Thomas Numismatics, 18 June 2025, via their MA-Shops storefront. Prior provenance to the Beaussant Lefèvre – Thierry Parsy (Hundred Years' War hoard) sale, 30 June 2009, Lot 231.

This coin is a gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI of France, who was known variously as "the Beloved" and "the Mad". It was part of a treasure hoard of 2,665 gold coins found in terracotta and metal pots at Lucerne Abbey in Normandy, France, where it had been deposited during the protracted Hundred Years' War between France and England. This treasure, unearthed between 1968 and 1970, is often referred to as The Hundred Years' War Hoard. The auctioning of the treasure in the early 21st century helped to restore the abbey.