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bry_499463 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Denier 1643 Vich

SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Denier 1643 Vich VF
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Price : 140.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 1643 
Mint name / Town : Vich
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,23 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Frappe décentrée. Usure sur les motifs centraux. Patine marron
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : + LVDO. D. G. R. FRANC.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé à droite vu de trois quarts en avant.
Obverse translation : (Louis, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France).

Reverse


Reverse legend : + CIVITAS. VICEN. 1643.
Reverse description : Écu losangé de Vich.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Vich).

Historical background


SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII

(1640-1643)

On December 16, 1640, the Catalans revolted against their suzerain, Philip IV of Spain (1621-1665), and called on the French to help them. Louis XIII takes the title of Count of Barcelona, the French invade Roussillon in September 1642 and take Perpignan on September 9.

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