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10 Louis d'or - Louis XIII Trial
| Issuer | Paris Mint |
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| Year | 1640 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Louis XIII facing right, his flowing hair rendered in high relief with naturalistic curls characteristic of Jean Warin's medallic style. The king wears a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the back, and the truncation of the bust is bare. The date 1640 appears in the lower exergual area below the bust. The surrounding legend reads LVD • XIII • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX, separated by raised dots, running clockwise within a finely toothed inner border. The overall portrait displays the refined classicizing aesthetic introduced by Warin, marking a decisive break from earlier hammered coinage portraiture. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHRISTVS • REGNAT • VINCIT • ET • IMPERAT • |
| Edge | Alternately plain and reeded sections |
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