Can You ID It? Thanks For Any Info! French Medieval.

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tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 09:08 am I've looked online and see similar ones but not this exact one. I know it's rough but someone here can likely id it. Thanks for any help! Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 10:03 am Reverse legend starts with LVDOVICVS, so it is one of the kings Louis. Size? Edited by tdziemia 09/02/2019 10:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 10:18 am Is this one of the possibilities you already checked? https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38150.html Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 10:40 am Hi, thanks for the reply! The coin is very close to 22 mmm in diameter. It is very much like the one you posted a link to, except it's smaller, and the lettering on the cross side seems to have some differences. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 10:54 am So, maybe a smaller denomination of Louis XII, and/or a different mint to account for a small design difference? I can't find one that comes closer on Numista. Some others out here have access to better France catalogs, and may be able to nail it. Edited by tdziemia 09/02/2019 11:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 11:45 am tdziemia, any info is appreciated and I thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 12:11 pm It is a Blanc de Provence, Louis XII (1498-1514). A local issue for the county of Provence, which recently had become part of France. Louis XII was also count of Provence. The inscription reads something like (there are varieties): LVDOVICVS D G FRAN REX PRO COM T L which reads Ludovicus Dei Gratia Francorum Rex Provincie Comes Tarasconum L? (not sure what the L stands for, Locum?). The coin is minted in Tarascon. I don't think it is in Numista, but here is a link to one sold: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/nu...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 12:28 pm erafjel, it seems to be a match! The coin linked to doesn't seem to give its size but examining the coin and comparing it to this one it seems very very close. Thanks for taking the time to post your info! And thanks to all! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 12:34 pm Great! I was hoping someone who really knows France would get a look. I was concerned about the dots for punctuation reverse (instead of stars), and the sloppy rendering of the fleur-de-lis (not well aligned) and starting to wonder if maybe it was a contemporary counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 09/02/2019 12:42 pm The diameter of a blanc should be about 25 mm, but I think yours is a bit clipped or perhaps just minted on a somewhat small flan. It seems like maybe 3 mm is missing to fit all the inscriptions. Report this Post to the Staff
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