Double Tournois of Dauphine - Henry III Type A; Z on obverse
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Henry III (Henri III) (1574-1589)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1585-1589 |
| Value | 2 Deniers (1⁄120 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 57308 |
| References | CGKL# 140a Gérard Crépin; 2002. Catalogue des doubles et deniers tournois de cuivre royaux et féodaux (1577-1684). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles (publisher). Les monnaies des rois de France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France / Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. |
Obverse
Bust on the right, laurel, embossed collar emerging from the cuirass.
Beginning of legend at 6 o'clock, circled. Z under the bust in the field.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HENRI.III.R.DE.FRAN.ET.POL.
Reverse
Beginning of legend at 12 o'clock, circled. Two lilies, below a dolphin.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DOVBLE★TOVRNOIS★1585.★.
Mint
| Z | Grenoble, France |
Mark
| PF | Jacques Pierrefort, Mintmaster, Grenoble (1582-1586) |
Comments
Obverse:
HENRI.III.★.R.DE.FRAN.ET.POL.PF(linked) (a)
HENRI.III.★.R.DE.FRAN.ET.POL.PF(detached)(star) (b)
HENRI.III★R.DE.FRAN.ET.POL.PF(detached) (c)
HENRI.III★R.DE.FRAN.ET.POL.PF.(detached) (d)
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1585 Z | PF | 119 496 | (fr) a1, b1, c1, d1 | 64% | |||||||||||
| 1589 Z | PF | 57% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 85
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