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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26253155, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This is another important hammered gold acquisition for me.&nbsp; I sold some modern gold bullion to purchase it.&nbsp; What I lost in bullion weight I gained in history, for this is an extremely historic piece.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d&#039;or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years&#039; War)</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS cert. #<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/51158852" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/51158852" rel="nofollow">51158852</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces126254.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces126254.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-126254</a>.&nbsp; Duplessy <i>Royales</i> 369D.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Saint-Lô mint.&nbsp; 28 mm, 3.77 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-<a href="https://thomasnumismatics.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thomasnumismatics.com/" rel="nofollow">Thomas Numismatics</a>, 18 June 2025, via their MA-Shops storefront.&nbsp; Prior provenance to the Beaussant Lefèvre – Thierry Parsy (Hundred Years&#039; War hoard) sale, 30 June 2009, Lot 231.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This coin is a gold Ecu d&#039;or of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France" rel="nofollow">Charles VI</a> of France, who was known variously as &quot;the Beloved&quot; and &quot;the Mad&quot;.&nbsp; It was part of a treasure hoard of 2,665 gold coins found in terracotta and metal pots at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Lucerne_Abbey" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Lucerne_Abbey" rel="nofollow">Lucerne Abbey</a> in Normandy, France, where it had been deposited during the protracted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War" rel="nofollow">Hundred Years&#039; War</a> between France and England.&nbsp; This treasure, unearthed between 1968 and 1970, is often referred to as <a href="https://thomasnumismatics.com/actualites/le-tresor-de-la-guerre-de-cent-ans/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thomasnumismatics.com/actualites/le-tresor-de-la-guerre-de-cent-ans/" rel="nofollow">The Hundred Years&#039; War Hoard</a>.&nbsp; The auctioning of the treasure in the early 21st century helped to restore the abbey.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/d5b203e54d8242ee851c32a1ba12a000.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/b75651d1184949d7ab9aac90161f9b73.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/8999482258b5455e96bdd6206aab4fe7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/bc3dbedb26a34b5fa6d22db6b39c12fb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/a8b71c58a31a4dd0b3fde28b5e778dac.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1677005[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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