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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2533653, member: 4298&quot;]Well, despite what the title would imply, the coin isn&#039;t roman, it&#039;s from the Romans mint !!</p><p><br /></p><p>Romans is a small city, not far from Grenoble and Valence, at the very begining of the Alps, in France. It was part of the Dauphiné and Francois I°, king of France (1515-1547) had coins minted there</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my new acquisition. Although it&#039;s a teston <i>du dauphiné</i>, it&#039;s not a feudal coin but by all means a royal.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0019-Francois_I_Testons.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Francois I° (1515-1547) - Teston du Dauphiné deuxieme type </b></p><p>Atelier de Romans (point secret sous la deuxième lettre, R couronnée au revers)</p><p><b>+</b> (triangle) <b>FRANCISCVS.DEI.GRA.FRANCOR.REX</b> (triangle) buste cuirassé et couronné a droite</p><p><b>+</b> (triangle) <b>SIT.NOMEN.DNI.BENEDICTVM.R</b>.(Mm) (triangle). Ecu ecartelé de France et Dauphiné. Grande F sur l&#039;ecartelé (après le 8 octobre 1528, date à laquelle une lettre F brochant sur l&#039;écartelé fut ajoutée sur les testons (source CGB VSO 09/1067))</p><p>9,25 gr - 26/29 mm</p><p>Ref : Ciani # 1141v</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW I happened to find an old thread still in the <i>world coins forum</i> where I posted my series of french coins back then. Below is a link, in case some of you would like to have a look :</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france.188752/page-5#post-1972774" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france.188752/page-5#post-1972774">France.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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