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Double Tournois - Henri IV Dauphiné mint
| Issuer | Monarchie Française |
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| Year | 1608 |
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| Value | 2 Deniers (1⁄120 LT) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Henri IV facing right, depicted with short curly hair and a ruffled collar in the late Renaissance style. The effigy is contained within an inner circle, with the mint mark Z (Grenoble) visible below the bust in the field. The surrounding Latin legend reads + HENRI.IIII.R.DE.FRAN.ET.NAVAR, identifying the king as Henri IV, King of France and Navarre. The portrait is rendered in low relief, characteristic of hammered copper coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | + HENRI.IIII.R.DE.FRAN.ET.NAVAR |
| Reverse description | Quartered shield of arms within an inner circle, displaying the fleurs-de-lis of France in the first and fourth quarters and the chained bear of Navarre in the second and third quarters, all divided by a plain cross. The circumferential Latin legend reads + DOVBLE+TOVRNOIS+1608, identifying the denomination and date. The design is typical of the Double Tournois series issued under Henri IV, with the arms rendered in shallow hammered relief against a flat field. |
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