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Double Denier - Henry II cross of Jerusalem
| Issuer | Lorraine, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1608-1624 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA.NOVA.NANCEI (Translation: New coin struck in Nancy.) |
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Henry II of Lorraine held the title King of Jerusalem as a purely nominal claim inherited through the House of Guise — a dynastic fiction with no territorial reality by 1608. The cross of Jerusalem on this issue was a deliberate political statement, asserting lineage and prestige at a moment when Lorraine was navigating extreme pressure between the French crown and the Habsburg sphere. At 0.52 g in billon, these pieces circulated hard in a duchy that was effectively a buffer state, and survivors in any meaningful condition are genuinely scarce.