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Small Blanc with sun of Dauphine - Louis XI
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1475-1483 |
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| Value | 1 Small Blanc (1⁄48 LT) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a quartered royal shield of France and Dauphine, with fleurs-de-lis and dolphins in alternate quarters, surmounted by a radiant sun, the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential legend in uncial Latin characters reads + LVDOVICVS FRAnCORVM REX, identifying Louis as King of the Franks. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, characteristic of struck billon coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | + LVDOVICVS FRAnCORVM REX (Translation: Louis, king of the Franks.) |
| Reverse description | A plain cross pattee divides the field into four quarters, each containing an alternating charge of a fleur-de-lis or a dolphin, emblematic of the Dauphine. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential uncial Latin legend + SIT nOmEn DnI BEnEDITVM running along the outer margin. The struck surface displays the typical irregularity associated with hammered medieval billon coinage. |
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