Token - Henri III Melior Vigilantia Somno

Token - Henri III (Melior Vigilantia Somno) - obverseToken - Henri III (Melior Vigilantia Somno) - reverse

© Alexandr Prokofyev

Features

Location France
King Henry III (Henri III) (1574-1589)
Type Utility items › Counter token
Years 1574-1589
Composition Brass
Weight 5.34 g
Diameter 29.2 mm
Thickness 1.0 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Number
N#
223934

Obverse

Crowned arms with three fleurs-de-lis.

Script: Latin

Lettering: · INITIUM · SAPIEN TIÆ · TIMOR · DNI ·

Translation: FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM

Reverse

Lying nymph or river goddess (?) with a vase from which water flows, in front of a lion and a landscape of trees.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MELIOR · VIGILANTIA · SOMNO

Edge

Plain

Comments

This token is unusually heavy, common mass of Henri III tokens is about 3.2-3.8 g.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1574-1589) 

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