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Denier Tournois of Dauphiné with crosslet - Francis I 1st type
| Issuer | Kingdom of France |
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| Year | 1547 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a crosslet — a plain cross with small crosslets at each arm terminus — set within a beaded or linear inner circle, characteristic of the Tournois denier tradition. The surrounding Latin legend, reading SIT NOMEN D BENEDICTVS (abbreviated), invokes the benediction of the Holy Name, a standard pious inscription on French medieval and early modern small billon coinage. The irregular flan and flat areas of relief are consistent with hand-hammered manufacture at the Grenoble mint, identified by the Z mintmark. The overall style conforms to the first type of Dauphiné denier tournois issued under Francis I. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✿ S[IT] · NOMEN · D · BENE[DIC] |
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