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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 6868225, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>French States (Château-Renault): copper double-tournois of François de Bourbon, ca. 1603-1605</b></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1272558[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b></font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">F • DE • BOVRBON • P • DE • CONTI (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Bourbon,_Prince_of_Conti" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Bourbon,_Prince_of_Conti" rel="nofollow">François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti</a>), bust right.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Reverse:</b> ✚ DOVBLE TOVRNOIS, inscription surrounding triple fleur-de-lis.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">A small copper coin about the diameter of a US cent, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Renault" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Renault" rel="nofollow">Château-Renault</a> in central France.&nbsp; The portrait and central devices are somewhat weak but the legends are clear. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This seems to be Chateau-Renaud <a href="http://Reverse Legend: Note: Varieties exist." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Reverse Legend: Note: Varieties exist." rel="nofollow">KM #5</a> (listed as &quot;2 deniers&quot;) in the NGC/Krause-Mishler/Numismaster database, or a similar type.&nbsp; Alternately, it might <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54005.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54005.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-54005</a> or similar, but so many varieties exist that I am uncertain of the exact attribution.&nbsp; Just as bewilderingly, the spelling varies from &quot;-Renault&quot; to &quot;-Renaud&quot; to &quot;-Regnault&quot; in various references.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Edit:</b> perhaps Crepin Type 18, per [USER=116562]@John Scholefield[/USER], below?&nbsp; Thanks for the information.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272557[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272558[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272559[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272560[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272561[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272562[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1272563[/ATTACH] </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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