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FRANCE: Jean II Le Bon, 1350-1364, AV mouton d'or (4.51g), ND (1355). AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:1,800.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
FRANCE: Jean II Le Bon, 1350-1364, AV mouton d'or (4.51g), ND (1355). AU
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FRANCE: Jean II Le Bon, 1350-1364, AV mouton d'or (4.51g), ND (1355), Fr-280, Duplessy-291, Paschal lamb left, with head turned to right in front of cross with pennant, IOH' REX in exergue with +AGN.DEI.QVI.TOLL'.PCCCA.MVDI.MISERERE.NOB' around all // cross with a heart on the end of each arm and fleur-de-lis in the angles with +:XP'C+VINCIT+XP'C+REgnAT+XP'C+IMPERAT around, AU. Jean II's reign was frought with turmoil. The beginning of the Hundred Years War and the great plague got the new dynasty off to a bad start. Unable to levy taxes, it resorted to monetary transfers to replenish the treasury. These manipulations caused extremely unpopular devaluation of the currency.