MDC Monnaies de Collection
1243
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1243
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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Estimate €100
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Henry IV (1589–1610). Double sol, Paris, 1591, R, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
Obv. [+ HENR]ICVS. IIII. D[. G. FRAN. ET NAV. R]EX (variant). Large crowned ‘H’, between three lilies.
Rev. [+ SIT. NOME]N. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. Cross with fleur-de-lis; below (mint mark).
Dy.1242 – G.573 (NR) – Sb.4482 (NR); Billon – 2.65 g – 27.5 mm – 3 h
From the Bastien Mikolajczak collection.
Bearing the King’s cipher IIII and a mint mark described in Gadoury 2022: a small blackberry at the end of the obverse, indicating the master Loys Benoît of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. Unpublished and the first example ever found! Blang cut with shears. B in very good condition.
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