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Teston with bare head - Henry II Type 1
| Issuer | French Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1555 |
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| Reference(s) | Dy royales#983 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bare-headed bust of Henry II, rendered in high relief in the Renaissance portrait style, wearing a richly ornamented breastplate decorated with studs and a ruffled collar visible at the neck. The effigy is strongly modelled, conveying the regal presence characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century French royal coinage. The circular Latin legend runs along the full periphery, separated from the bust by an inner beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | HENRICVS. II. DEI. G. FRANCOR. REX. (Translation: Henry II, by God's grace, king of the Franks.) |
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| Reverse lettering | + XPS. VINCIT. XPS. REGNAT. XPS. IMPE. 1555 (Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.) |
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