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BRITAIN Duchy - FRANÇOIS I August 29, 1442 -...

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BRITAIN Duchy - FRANÇOIS I August 29, 1442 - July 19, 1450 FRANÇOIS II December 26, 1458 - September 9, 1488 ✠ *FRAnCISCVS* DEI* GRACIA* BRITOnV* DVX* R*. (punctuation by two superimposed stars). Duke on horseback galloping right, with crowned helmet, in armor, brandishing sword and holding shield with ermine. The horse's caparison is adorned with ermine. R/. ✠ *DEVS* In* ADIVTORIVm* mEVm* In* TAnDE* R*. (punctuation by two superimposed stars). Leafy trefoiled cross with four-lobed heart, cantoned with four ermine spots within angled quatrefoil. ♦ Fr 95; Dy (feudal) 318 Cavalier d'or or Franc à cheval or Florin d'or (1442 - 1488). R = Rennes (3.40 g) Very rare. A very fine example. Expert : Mme Berthelot-Vinchon - 01.42.97.50.00