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Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans 9th type
| Issuer | Dombes, Principality of |
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| Year | 1649-1650 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Bare effigy of Gaston d'Orléans facing right, with the letter A positioned beneath the bust as a mint or die mark. The legend commences at 8 o'clock and is not enclosed within a circle. The portrait is rendered in a plain, unadorned style consistent with small copper coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of two fleurs-de-lis and a single letter A arranged in a 2-and-1 pattern beneath a label of three pendants, representing the arms of the House of Orléans. The legend begins at 12 o'clock and is enclosed within a smooth inner circle. The design is characteristic of the Tournois denomination struck for the Principality of Dombes. |
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| Reverse lettering | + DENIER.TOVRNOIS.1650 (1) + DENIER.TOVRNOIS.1650 (2) |
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