v44_0476 - THE LEAGUE. COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY III Double tournois, type de Lyon 1592 Lyon
MONNAIES 44 (2010)
Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 120.00 €
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Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 120.00 €
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Type : Double tournois, type de Lyon
Date: 1592
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Quantity minted : 177120
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,71 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce double tournois est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Exemplaire présentant des faiblesses de frappe et des surfaces granuleuses. Tache verte sous le lis droit du revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [.HE]NRI. III. R. DE. FRAN. ET. POL. 1592 - D, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Henri III à droite cuirassé avec le petit col plat ; lettre d'atelier à 6 heures.
Obverse translation : (Henri III, roi de France et de Pologne).
Reverse
Reverse legend : +: DOVBLE. TOVRNOIS. (MM): (TRÈFLE):.
Reverse description : Trois lis posés 2 et 1.
Commentary
2 de 1592 à l’envers.
Historical background
THE LEAGUE. COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY III
(1589-1598)
The Leaguers who opposed the coronation of Henry IV preferred Charles, Cardinal of Bourbon and uncle of the king, but he died a prisoner of his nephew in 1590. Many workshops continued to mint in the name of the late king well after his death. dead. The coinage of Leaguers in the name of Henri III ceased when Toulouse fell into the hands of Henri IV, January 24, 1596.
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