Quinzain - Louis XIV overstrike

€37,827.00
IssuerFrance
Year1692-1699
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Quinzain (1⁄16 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionBillon
Weight2.25 g
Dimensions25.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph Roëttiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1581a
Obverse descriptionCross formed of eight leaning Ls, each arm crowned, with different workshops in a heart-shaped circle, flanked by four lilies diverging from the center.  This coin was overprinted on a blanc de Louis XI à François Ier, or a feudal blanc or douzain (here a blanc de Bourgogne).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering* LVD. .XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. N. R.
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering.SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. 1695
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1692 M - -
1692 S - (fr) S couronné - Troyes -
1693 A - -
1693 D - -
1693 E - -
1693 G - -
1693 N - -
1694 D - -
1694 E - -
1694 H - -
1694 P - -
ND (1694-1697) K - -
1695 9 - -
1695 D - -
1695 E - -
1695 L - -
1695 O - -
1695 P - -
1695 Y - -
1696 D - -
1696 E - -
1697 & - -
1697 9 - -
1697 E - -
1697 H - -
1698 D - -
1699 O - -
1699 V - -
Catalog ID2320460310
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