France, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (3.79g, 27mm). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. Duplessy 1752

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France, Royal. Charles V le Sage (the Wise). 1364-1380. AV Franc à pied (3.79g, 27mm). Uncertain provincial mint. Struck after 1368. Obv.: KAROLVS DI GR FRANCORV REX (S retrograde), king standing facing within Gothic arch flanked by field of lis, holding sword and hand of justice; stops of five pellets. Rev.: ✠ XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT, cross with bars ending in three trefoils, angled quadrilobe in center with central pellet, lis and crown in opposite quarters; pellet in center, all within angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels; rosette stops; annulet at end of legend. Duplessy 1752; Friedberg 25. gVF.