Catalog
2 deniers denari - Antoine I
| Issuer | Monaco |
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| Year | 1720 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (781-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Antoine I, Prince of Monaco, facing right, with long flowing hair characteristic of the late Baroque period. The effigy is rendered in low relief within a plain field. The circular Latin legend reads ANT. I. D.G. PRIN. MONOECI., abbreviated from Antonius I Dei Gratia Princeps Monoeci, arranged around the periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Antoine I ruled Monaco under French suzerainty, and his coinage reflects the awkward monetary position of a tiny principality obliged to align its issues with French monetary ordinances while maintaining the fiction of independent minting rights. The billon deniers of his reign circulated alongside — and were frequently confused with — the debased French petite monnaie of the same period, which made them functionally interchangeable in local markets despite their distinct origin.
Gadoury MC81 is not a common attribution in trade, and surviving examples are typically heavily worn, suggesting these saw genuine daily use rather than hoarding.