Saint Lo mint, Lis mm, Fr-301, Elias-271, W&F-387A 2/b. 3.48gm. (lis) hRICVS: DI: GRA: FRACORV: Z: AGLI: RX, Virgin Mary (on left) and Archangel Gabriel (on right) standing behind shields of France and England, respectively, scroll with AV (written downwards) in between, rays above / (lis) XPC' ? VICIT ? XPC' ? RGAT ? XPC' ? ImPRAT, Latin cross within tressure, lis to left, lion to right, h below. A thoroughly captivating representative, and one which makes one wonder how it is that even a single piece can rank finer. Charmingly satin throughout the surfaces, each detail of the design is executed in pinpoint precision, the flan full with just the slightest roughness to the edges, while a pervasive luster shines across the fields. Traces of a flip-over double-strike can be detected on the reverse, though otherwise no disturbances seem to be present whatsoever.
