PHILIPPE IV LE BEL* October 5, 1285 - November 30, 1314 - Lot 80

PHILIPPE IV LE BEL* October 5, 1285 - November 30, 1314 + AGN' DI' QVI TOLL' PCCA MVDI MISERERE NOB'. Paschal lamb on the left, head turned to the right, before a cross cross with gonfanon. Below, Ph' REX. R/. + XP'C° VINCIT° XP'C° REGNAT° XP'C° IMPERAT. Four-lobed cross, foliate and flory, within a quatrefoil flory quartered with four lilies. ♦ Fr 258; Dy 212 Agnel d'or January 26, 1311 (4.11 g) Rare. A very fine example. *Philippe IV le Bel was the son of Philippe III le Hardi and Isabelle d'Aragon, grandson of Saint Louis and the 11th direct Capetian king. His reign was marked by war. After ending the war against the King of Aragon, which lasted 9 years, he had to fight the King of England, Edward I. First campaign in Aquitaine 1294 - 1296, then second war in rebellious Flanders 1300 - 1304, ending with a bloody defeat at Courtrai in 1302. The Treaty of Athis Mons brought peace.