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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 7823209, member: 4910&quot;]It&#039;s been a while for France&#039;s &quot;Spider King&quot; Louis XI (AD 1461-1483), the king who kept wild turkeys as pets, but here are a couple of silver coins of his:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_france_louisxi_grosroi_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>France Louis XI Gros de Roi</p><p>Silver, 30 mm, 3.27 gm, Lyon Mint</p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Three fleur-de-lis</p><p>LVDOVICVS DEIGRA FRANCR REX</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Cross fleur-de-lis</p><p>SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM</p><p><br /></p><p>A gros was also know as a groschen or groat. A French livre (pound or 2/3 ecu) was worth 20 gros or 20 sols.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_france_louisxi_blanc_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>France Louis XI Blanc a la Couronne (blanc with crown)</p><p>Silver, 26 mm, 2.54 gm, Lyon Mint</p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Shield with three fleur-de-lis on it and trilobe</p><p>LVDOVICVS FRANCORVM REX</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Cross potent with two fleur-de-lis and two crowns at corners</p><p>SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDICTVM</p><p><br /></p><p>A French livre (pound or 2/3 ecu) was worth 24 blancs, but this varied.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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