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| Duchy of Aquitaine, Richard II, Hardi d'or, 1377-1390, Bordeaux, Gold |
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| The king Richard II, standing, crowned, facing front, holding a sword and pointing upwards with his left hand; within a polylobe., Quadrilobe in the centre of a long cross quernée, lis in the first and fourth quarters, leopard in the second and third quarters, polylobe of twelve arches around it, legend and dentilled border around it., This rare Hardi d'or issued by Richard II was struck on a flan that had been folded in half and then unfolded, the trace of which can still be seen on the obverse, It also features a hole at 10h in the center circle and a deep impact to the right of the king, while the edges of the coin have suffered several blows, Red and black traces suggest that the coin was exposed to high heat, Nevertheless, it remains extremely rare ! It's also a very interesting variety because of the fleur de lis in 1 and 4 and the leopards in 2 and 3!, + RICARD' : D' : GRA : AGLE : FRACIE : RX' : D : AQI, + : AVXILIVm * mEVm * [A] * DOmInO * B |
| FEATURES |
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| COUNTRY | Duchy of Aquitaine |
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| DENOMINATION | Hardi d'or |
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| YEAR | 1377-1399 |
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| MINT NAME | Bordeaux |
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| COMPOSITION | Gold |
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| DIAMETER | 28 |
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| RULER NAME | Richard II |
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| COIN DEFECT | Folded flan, Holes |
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| COIN RARITY | extremely rare, a must have of any collection, missing from almost every serious collection |
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| FRIEDBERG | 12 |
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| SPINK | 8140 |
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| WEIGHT (G) | 3.76 |
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