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Quinzain - Gaston 1st type
| Issuer | Principality of Dombes |
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| Year | 1643-1644 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the crowned arms of France — a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis arranged in heraldic fashion — surmounted by an open royal crown, with the mint mark letters flanking the base of the shield in the field. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads GAST.FR.VN.REG.VSV.FR.PR.DOMB, identifying Gaston as the king's only brother and usufructuary prince of Dombes. The coin is struck on a broad, irregular flan typical of hammered silver coinage of the mid-seventeenth century French feudal issues. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a floriated cross pattée, with each arm terminating in a fleur-de-lis motif; a single fleur-de-lis occupies the centre of the cross, and small decorative elements fill the angles between the arms. The date 1643 appears within the circular legend along the lower right portion of the field. The surrounding Latin legend reads +DNS.ADIVT.ET.REDEM.MEVS, invoking the Lord as support and redeemer, consistent with devotional reverse types common to French feudal hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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