Unknown Coin Douzain 16-Centuryfrance

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bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 04/11/2025 11:09 am Hello everyone! I hope someone can help me with this french coin - it looks like a douzain of Charles 9, but I can't find one similar anywhere on the internet - with two letters C and four fleurs-de-lis in a cross on the back. All coins I found are with four crowns or with two crowns/two fleurs-de-lis. Does anyone have a French catalog so I can learn more about this coin? The weight is 2.5 grams. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/12/2025 03:54 am Interesting coin. It is not present in the standard reference works (Duplessy's Les monnaies françaises royales or Lafaurie's Monnaies des rois de France). It can be either Charles IX or money coined in the name of the usurper Charles X (unfortunately the ordinal number after CAROLVS is not readable). It is minted in Rouen (mint letter 'B' below the shield). There are a number of varieties with various combinations of fleurs-de-lis, crowns, and the letter 'C' around the cross (or even dolphins for coins minted in Dauphine), but the one with four fleurs-de-lis doesn't seem to be described anywhere. Report this Post to the Staff
bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 04/12/2025 08:59 am Erafjel, thanks for the help! I assumed that there was no such variety in the catalogs, apparently I should contact a specialist in French coins. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190933 Posts	Posted 04/14/2025 08:35 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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