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Gros Tournois - Philip III
| Issuer | Royal Mint of France |
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| Year | 1270-1280 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | TVRONV•S•CIVIS (Translation: City of Tours.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Philip III inherited the gros tournois directly from his father Louis IX, who had introduced the denomination around 1266 as part of a deliberate effort to create a high-value silver coin capable of competing with the proliferating grossi of Italian city-states. The type changed little under Philip III — continuity was the point. A stable, trusted coin required an immediately recognizable form, and the royal administration understood that.
Duplessy 202 is among the more precisely documented of the early gros tournois varieties, distinguished by specific legend punctuation and the number of lis in the border.