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Double Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans 14th type
| Issuer | Dombes, Principality of |
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| Year | 1639-1641 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Gaston d'Orléans facing right, rendered in a somewhat crude provincial style characteristic of Dombes coinage, with loosely flowing hair visible behind the neck. The effigy is set within a beaded or plain inner circle. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, abbreviated to denote Gaston's title as usufructuary of the sovereignty of Dombes. The overall execution reflects the varied engraving quality typical of this extended issue across multiple die varieties. |
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| Obverse lettering | + GASTON.VSV.D.L.SOV.DOMB:G: (a) + GASTON.VSV.D.L.SOV.DOM. (b) + GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOM G (c) + GASTON VSV D LA SOV DOM G (d) + GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOM: (e) + GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOM. (f) + GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOM (g) + GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOMB (h) + GASTON VSV D L SOV DOM G (i) +:GASTON.VSV.D.LA.SOV.DOM.G: (j) + GASTON.VS.D.L.SOV.DOM. (k) (Translation: Gaston, usufructuary of the sovereignty of Dombes.) |
| Reverse description | Three fleurs-de-lis arranged in a 2-and-1 formation within a beaded inner circle, surmounted by a label of three pendants — the arms of the House of Orléans. The fleurs-de-lis are rendered in a bold, stylized manner consistent with the tournois coinage tradition. A circular Latin legend naming the denomination and the date of issue surrounds the central device. The composition closely follows the standard Double Tournois reverse type adapted for the Dombes principality. Multiple die variants are recorded, giving rise to slight differences in punctuation and lettering throughout the legend. |
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