v37_0348 - THE LEAGUE. COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY III Double tournois, type de Poitiers 1588 Poitiers
MONNAIES 37 (2009)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 160.00 €
Realised price : 100.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 135.00 €
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 160.00 €
Realised price : 100.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 135.00 €
Type : Double tournois, type de Poitiers
Date: 1588
Mint name / Town : Poitiers
Quantity minted : 172080
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,60 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce double tournois est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et assez large. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine foncée et présentant une usure régulière
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection R.L.V.
Obverse
Obverse legend : HENRI. III. R. DE. FR. ET. POL (MM) - G, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Henri III à droite, cuirassé avec le petit col plat.
Obverse translation : (Henri III, roi de France et de Pologne).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DOVBLE. TOVRNOIS. 1588.
Reverse description : Trois lis posés 2 et 1.
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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