Double tournois or niquet says `léopard`

€86,106.00
IssuerFrance
Year1421
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Deniers (1⁄120 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionBillon
Weight2.175 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#441
Obverse descriptionCrowned leopard passing to the left, beneath a lily.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering+ h: REX: ANGL`: hERES: FRANC
(Translation: Henry, King of the English, heir to the Franks.)
Reverse descriptionCross pattee with a heart-shaped uncial H within an angled trefoiled quatrefoil.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering+ SIT: nOmE: DnI: BENEDICTV
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
EdgePlain
MintRouen, France (?-1858)
Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693)
MintageND (1421)  - Rouen: dot under the 1st letter -
ND (1421)  - St-Lô: dot under the 2nd letter -
Catalog ID4375653940
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