Silver, 2.91 grams, 26.98 mm. Northern Type; 1467-1477 AD. Obverse: arms with +KAROLVS DEI GRA DVX BVRG CO FLA legend. Reverse: cross with quatrefoil and lis at centre and lis ends with SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM legend. Roberts 7884. Very fine.

Charles the Bold Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477 and the last Valois Duke of Burgundy. His early death was a pivotal, if under-recognised, moment in European history. After his death, his domains began an inevitable slide towards division between France and the Habsburgs (who through marriage to his heiress Mary of Burgundy became his heirs). Neither side was satisfied with the results and the disintegration of the Burgundian state was a factor in most major wars in Western Europe for over two centuries.