Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans 12th type

Features

Issuer Principality of Dombes (French States)
Prince Gaston (1626-1652)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1651-1652
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#
56235
References CGKL# 766,
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.
Boudeau# 1090,
Émile Boudeau; 2002. Catalogue général illustré et à prix marqués des monnaies françaises provinciales (4th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
PA# 5214 (118/3),
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.
Divo Dombe# 214
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.

Obverse

Laureate head right of Gaston d'Orléans. Start of legend at 8 o'clock, not circled.

Script: Latin

Lettering: .GASTON. .V.P.P.D.

Unabridged legend: Gastonus VsuFructuarius Princeps Dombarum.

Translation: Gaston, usufructuary, prince of Dombes.

Reverse

Two lilies and an A under a three-point label. Beginning of legend at 12 o'clock, smooth circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: + DENIER.TOVRNOIS.1651

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Trévoux, France

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1651  82%
1652  26%

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