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A rare gold coin struck at Bordeaux by Charles of France, as Duke of Aquitaine (1469-1474). It has on the obverse a lion, two leopards, and two fleurs de lis, and on the reverse the quartered arms of France and England. See Blanchet, Nouveau manuel de numismatique. 1890 (i. 298). It is sometimes called the Samson d'Or.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)