Dizain - Louis XII

€8,643.00
IssuerFrance
Year1512-1514
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Blanc (1⁄24 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionBillon
Weight2.646 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#676
Obverse descriptionLarge uncial L passing in a crown, accosted by X and II; the whole surrounded by four annuli. The dizain was created for the first time under the reign of Charles VIII on September 11, 1488 under the name of karolus worth 10 deniers tournois. It became ludovicus under Louis XII, then franciscus under François I.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering+ LVDOVICVS: FRAN[CORVM]: REX: (Mm).
Reverse descriptionCross fleurdelisée, cantoned at the 1 and 4 of a lily, at the 2 and 3 of a L.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering+ SIT: nO[mE]n: D[nI: BEnED]ICTVM: (Mm)::..
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1512-1514)  - (fr) Toulouse (Annelet sous la 5e lettre du droit et du revers) -
Catalog ID5075048120
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