Live auction - bry_904199 - CHARLES IX COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY II Double henri d'or, 1er type 1561 Saint-Lô
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Live starting : Type : Double henri d'or, 1er type
Date: 1561
Mint name / Town : Saint-Lô
Quantity minted : 3400
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 958 ‰
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 7,26 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan assez large et légèrement irrégulier. Trace de monture à 12 heures au droit
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la VSO CGB MONNAIES I, n° 440 et provenant de la collection Jean-Pierre Garnier
Obverse
Obverse legend : HENRICVS. II. D. G. FRANCOR. REX..
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Henri II à droite, cuirassé, avec l'armure richement damasquinée.
Obverse translation : (Henri II, par la grâce de Dieu, roi des Francs).
Reverse
Reverse legend : (SOLEIL) DVM. TOTVM. COMPLEAT. ORBEM. (MM) 1561.
Reverse description : Croix formée de quatre H couronnées, cantonnée aux 1 et 4 d'un croissant, aux 2 et 3 d'un lis.
Reverse translation : (Pour qu'il remplisse l'Univers).
Historical background
CHARLES IX COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY II
(05/12/1560-30/05/1574)
François II died on the night of December 4 to 5, 1560. His younger brother, Charles, succeeded him under the regency of Catherine de Medici. In 1560, 1561, even 1562, we continued to coin in the name of Henri II.
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