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Medieval coin – HCR50907

Obverse

Inscription:

+X_PSVDIVOCVL

Design:

cross potent

Reverse

Inscription:

+TVRONVS CIVIS

Design:

Tours castle

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

French silver coin, Counterfeit

Group

Authority

France: kingdom, Uncertain counterfeiter

Person

Louis IX, king of France, 1226-1270, Uncertain counterfeiter

Dating

1250-1270

Mint

Denomination

Penny

Metal

billon

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.96

Axis

11

Diameter (mm)

18.80763359

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

8/1990

Source

A.W. Pullan

contemporary forgery

Reference

Duplessy, J. - 1988 - Les monnaies francaises royales. De Hugues Capet a Louis XIV (987-1793), vol. 1 (Hugues Capet-Louis XII) : 193

Contributors to this coin record

jbaker