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Lot 134. Henri III Ecu d'or au soleil 1578
King of France and Poland
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eAuction #10, Lot 134. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00
Kingdom of France. Henri III (1574-1589). AV Ecu d'or au soleil 1578 (25-26 mm, 3.35 g), La Rochelle mint.
Obv. FRAN ET POL REX HENRICVS III D G, coat of arms nelow sun; below, date H.
Rev. CHRISTVS REGNAT VINCIT ET IMPERAT 1578, ornamental cross with fleur de lis.
Duplessy 1121a.
About extremely fine.
Henri de Valois was elected king of Poland by the Polish noblemen in 1573 but returned to France in 1574 to successfully pretend to the French throne after his brother Charles I. had died of illness.
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