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Double Tournois - Charles I 3rd type

Features

Issuer Principality of Arches-Charleville (French States)
Prince Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers (1606-1637)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1608-1613
Value 2 Deniers (1⁄120)
Currency Livre
Composition Copper
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
54104
References CGKL# 588
Gérard Crépin; 2002. Catalogue des doubles et deniers tournois de cuivre royaux et féodaux (1577-1684). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
, KM# 1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Armored bust, bare head, with a lace collar on the right; beginning of legend at 8 o'clock; date in the exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NEVERS.

Unabridged legend: Carolus De Gonzague Dux Neverensis

Translation: Charles of Gonzague, Duke of Nevers.

Reverse

Crowned arms of Gonzague.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS.

Unabridged legend: Double Tournois

Edge

Plain

Mint

Charleville, modern-day Charleville-Mézières, France

Comments

There are two types of busts, one large and the other smaller. There are also two types of crowns, a large and a smaller one.

Obverse variants:
CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NEVERS. (a)
CH : D. (:) GONZ.D.DE.NEVERS (b)
.CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NEVERS. (c)
CH : GONZ.D.DE.NEVERS. (d)
CH : D.GONZ.D.D.NEVER (e)
CH.DE.GONZ.D.D.NEVER (f)
CHARLES.DVC.DE.NEVERS (g)
CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NEVRS. (h)
CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NEVER (i)
CH : D.GONZ.D.DE.NVERS. (j)

Reverse variants:
DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS. (1)
DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS (2)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1608  (fr) a1
1608  (fr) a2
1608  (fr) c1
1608  (fr) d1
1608  (fr) h1
1609  (fr) a1
1609  Photo (fr) a2
1609  (fr) b1
1609  (fr) b2
1609  (fr) c2
1609  (fr) i1
1610  (fr) a1
1610  (fr) a2
1610  (fr) e2
1610  (fr) f1
1611  (fr) b2
1611  (fr) j1
1613  (fr) g1

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1609 – (fr) a2 • 20 mm2.5 g (see more)
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