France Double Tournois - Louis XIII, 1642 – 1643

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Information

Country France France
Currency Livre tournois (987 – 1795)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2 Deniers
Year 1642 – 1643
Ruler Louis XIII (1610–1643)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 2.5
Diameter (mm) 20
Thickness (mm) 1
Demonetized Yes

Description

2 Deniers from France. Issued from 1642 to 1643. Struck in Copper. Measures 20 mm and weighs 2.5 g.

Obverse
Laureate head left of Louis XIII. List of mintmarks: A = Corbeil B = Pont de l'Arche R = Roquemaure .V. = Valence .V. (crossed out) = Vienne .F. = Feurs .F. (crossed out) = Lay E = Tours H = La Rochelle K = Bordeaux D = Lyon Three bust varieties : 516.A : Bust left, old laureate head without berries in the laurels. 516.B : Bust left, old laureate head with berries in the laurels. 516.C : Bust left, old laureare head with three ribbon extremities. Unhooped legend starting at 7h. (Louis XIII, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre.)
Reverse
Three lilies placed 2 and 1.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf Comment Frequency
1643  — € 6,70 € 6,70 € 6,70 No mintmark / Aa2, Ab2, Bb2 24%
1643 A 6.1M € 3,80 € 9,80 € 11,00 Aa3, Aa4, Aa5, Ba3 30%
1643 B — — — — Aa4, Aa5, Bb3, Bb4, Ba3 2%
1643 E 6.1M € 3,90 € 4,40 — Aa1, Ab1, Ac1, Ac1bis, Ac1ter, Ac2, Ad1 15%
1643 H 11.9M € 3,30 — — Aa3, Aa4, Aa5, Ac3, Ac4, Ae1, Ae4 18%
1643 K 10.2M — — — Aa4, ?ater4, Ab3, Ab4, Ab6, Af3, Cb4, Cbbis4, Ce3 10%
1642  — — — — No mintmark / Aa2 9%
1642 A 6.1M — € 2,40 — Aa3, Aa4 11%
1642 B — — — — 1.1%
1642 H 11.9M — € 9,80 — Aa3, Aa4, Ae4 19%
1642 K 10.2M € 3,30 — — Aa3, Aa4, Aabis4, Aa7, Ab4, Afbis9, Ca4, Cc3, Ce3, Ce4, Af4 6%

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