Double Tournois - Louis XIII Lyon mint, 11th type

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1637
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Deniers (1⁄120 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CGKL#358, Dy royales#1372
Obverse descriptionBust of Louis XIII on the right, laureate and draped.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering.LOYS.XIII.R.D.FRAN.ET.NAV. (a) LOVIS.XIII.R.D.FR.ET.NAV (b) LOVIS.XIII.R.D.FR.ET.NA (c) .LOVIS.XIII.R.D.FR.ET.NA. (d) .LOYS.XIII.R.DE.FRAN.ET.N. (e)
(Translation: Louis XIII, king of France and Navarre.)
Reverse descriptionThree lilies placed 2 and 1.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering+ DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS.(millésime) (1) + DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS.(millésime).D (2)
EdgeSmooth
MintD
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage1637 D - Bust A / a1 / Obverse not circled, reverse circled -
1637 D - Bust A / a2 / Obverse and reverse not circled -
1637 D - Bust A / a2 / Obverse not circled, reverse circled -
1637 D - Bust A / b1 / Obverse not circled, reverse circled -
1637 D - Bust A / c1 / Obverse not circled, reverse circled -
1637 D - Bust A / e2 / Obverse and reverse not circled -
1637 D - Bust B / d1 / Obverse not circled, reverse circled -
Catalog ID2141510420
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