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Denier Tournois - Henri III Bayonne, right portrait
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1580-1588 |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Henri III facing right, rendered in low relief with a flat neck treatment characteristic of hammered provincial coinage. The legend commences at 6 o'clock and runs clockwise around the effigy without an encircling inner ring. The portrait exhibits the simplified stylisation typical of late 16th-century French deniers struck at peripheral mints. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays two fleurs-de-lis arranged vertically, with a crowned letter L below, serving as the Paris mint mark for issues of this denomination. The mint mark of Bayonne appears as an anchor (S), attributed to mint master Jehan de Sossiondo, with a scallop shell privy mark appearing on the 1588 issues. The legend begins at 12 o'clock and encircles the central device, with the date incorporated into the legend. |
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