Rechenpfennig - Henry IV Tribute to the Dauphin

€32,400.00
LocationNuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year1605-1606
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionBrass
Weight4.21 g
Diameter28 mm
Thickness0.6 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Reference(s) Feu#11897
Obverse descriptionHenri IV, fully armed and sword raised, on a barded horse galloping to the right on a heap of arms, head penned and caparison adorned with the shields of France and Navarre stamped with an open crown.
Obverse letteringHENRI IIII RO:DE.FRAN.ET.NAVARE H K
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe shields of France and Navarre are set on two branches, the lower part of which is encircled by a crown; both shields are surmounted by a dauphin crowned by an arm emerging from a cloud. Struck in honor of the dauphin, the future Louis XIII, born in 1601.
Reverse lettering*FRANCE*DAVLPHIN*ET NAVARE*ANNO 1605
Reverse scriptLatin
MintNuremberg, Germany
Mintage1605  - -
1606  - (fr) avers:HENRI IIII ROY DE FRANCE ET NAVARRE -
Catalog ID8292305160
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