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Double Pistole - Immobilization in the name of Charles V
| Issuer | Besançon, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1663-1675 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped armored bust of Emperor Charles V facing right, rendered in high relief in the Renaissance manner. The emperor is depicted bearded, wearing a laurel wreath and classical paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The circumferential legend reads CAROLVS. QVINT. ROM. IMPERATOR., separated by a rosette stop at the top, with the entire design enclosed within a finely milled inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS. QVINT. ROM. IMPERATOR. (Translation: Charles V, emperor august.) |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA. CIVIT. IMP. BISVNTINAE.1667 (Translation: Gold coinage of the imperial city of Besançon.) |
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