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* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | ||
| + | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | * Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 18 August 2023
This douzain is the first type struck for Henry III (the second type has two lilies and two crowns on the reverse). It was minted at 23 mints 1575-96 and some of the mintages are reported to be in the millions. The issues after 1589 are posthumous. It had a face value of 12 deniers tournois. Sombart reports only two known of this date.
Recorded mintage: est. 158,400.
Specification: 2.39 g, .240 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sb 4398.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
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