Denier Tournois - Louis II 2nd type

Features

Issuer Principality of Dombes (French States)
Prince Louis II (1560-1582)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1581-1582
Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency Livre
Composition Copper
Weight 1.7 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
54249
References CGKL# 718,
Gérard Crépin; 2002. Catalogue des doubles et deniers tournois de cuivre royaux et féodaux (1577-1684) : Crépin, Grangien, Kuhn, Lafond I. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Divo Dombe# 61-62,
Paul Cattin, Jean-Paul Divo; 2004. Numismatique de Dombes : classification des monnaies frappées par les seigneurs de Trévoux et les princes de Dombes 1470-1674. Fiorino d'oro, Corzoneso, Switzerland.
Dy féodales# 2945,
Jean Duplessy; 2004. Les monnaies françaises féodales / Tome 1. Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
PA# CXV, 13-14
Faustin Poey d'Avant; 1858. Monnaies féodales de France / Tome 1. Anjou, Auvergne, Berri, Bourbonnais, Bretagne, France, Limousin, Maine, Nivernais, Normandie, Perche, Touraine, Velay. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris, France.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: + L.D.BOVRB.P.D.DOMBES

Unabridged legend: Louis de Bourbon, prince de Dombes.

Translation: Louis of Bourbon, prince of Dombes.

Reverse

Two lilies, a line cutting through.

Script: Latin

Lettering: + DENIE.TOVRNOIS.1581.C:

Unabridged legend: Denier tournois.

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Trévoux, France

Comments

Obverse variants:
+ L.D.BOVRB.P.D.DOMBES (a)
+ L.D.BOVRB.P.D.DOMBES.M (b)
+ L.D.BOVB.P.D.DOMBES (c)
+ L.D.BOVRB.P.D.DOMBES.M. (d)

Reverse variants:
+ DENIER.TOVRNOIS.1581 (1)
+ DENIE.TOVRNOIS.1581.C. (2)
+ DENIE.TOVRNOIS.1581 (3)
+ DENIE.TOVRNOIS.1581. (4)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1581  (fr) a1
1581  (fr) a2
1581  (fr) c2
1581  (fr) d4
1582  (fr) a1
1582  (fr) b3
1582  (fr) d4

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