Live auction - bry_780773 - THE LEAGUE. COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY III Denier tournois n.d. Paris
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| Estimate : | 750 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 06 December 2022 16:45:11 |
Type : Denier tournois
Date: (1591-1592)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Paris
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 2,13 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier tournois de poids lourd est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Exemplaire présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe et recouvert d’une patine foncée
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Patrick Devaux
Obverse
Obverse legend : HE[NRI. I]II. R. DE. FRAN[. ET. POL - A], (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Henri III à droite, cuirassé, avec le petit col plat ; lettre d'atelier à 6 heures.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + [DOVBLE] TOVRNOIS (FLAMBE DE FEU).
Reverse description : Deux lis accotés et un A.
Commentary
Denier tournois frappé au marteau lors de l'insurrection de la capitale (La Ligue).
Historical background
THE LEAGUE. COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY III
(1589-1598)
The Leaguers who opposed the coronation of Henry IV preferred Charles, Cardinal of Bourbon and uncle of the king, but he died a prisoner of his nephew in 1590. Many workshops continued to mint in the name of the late king well after his death. dead. The coinage of Leaguers in the name of Henri III ceased when Toulouse fell into the hands of Henri IV, January 24, 1596.
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