Description
France, Charles V (the Wise) (1364-80), gold Franc à pied, Paris mint,
struck from 20 April 1365,
KAROLVS ˣ DI ˣ GR FRAИCORV ˣ RЄX, King standing facing within Gothic
arch, holding a sword and Main de Justice; semé of seven lis to left and right.
Rev: ✠ XPC ∗ VIHCIT ∗ XPC ∗ RЄGHAT ∗ XPC ∗ IMPЄRAT, cross tréflée,
pellet within angled quadrilobe at centre, cantoned with lis in first and fourth
quarters, crown in second and third; all within angled quadrilobe, lis in spandrels
Grier. 331; Dupl. 360; Ciani 457; Fried. 284
Very small mount mark at 12 o’clock