Set of five coins from the Ancien Régime: - Lot 168

Set of five coins from the Ancien Régime: - 1/4 ECU HENRI IV coin, 1591, in 917 silver Obverse: A fleur-de-lis cross with dots at its center, set within a quatrefoil. Inscriptions: "HENRICVS·IIII·D·G·FRANC·ET·NAVA·REX·1591" (Henry IIII, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre) Reverse: Crowned coat of arms of France, flanked by II.II. Inscriptions: "SIT·NOMEN·DOMINI·BENEDICTUM" (Blessed be the name of the Lord). Mint mark illegible. Diameter: 29 mm – Weight: approx. 9.49 g. - DOUZAIN AUX CROISSANTS HENRI II 1552 coin, in billon (292 silver) Obverse: Crowned Shield of France flanked by two crowned crescents; inscription: “+ HENRICVS. 2. DEI. G. FRANCOR. REX F” (Henry II, by the grace of God, King of the Franks). Mint mark “D” for Lyon at the tip of the shield. Reverse: Fleur-de-lis cross, formed of eight intertwined crescents, flanked at the 1 and 4 o’clock positions by an “H” and at the 2 and 3 o’clock positions by a crown. Inscriptions: "+ SIT. NOMEN. DNI. BENEDICTVM 1552 F ++". (Blessed be the name of the Lord). Diameter: approx. 27.79 mm - Weight: approx. 2.25 g. - 6 DENIERS “DARDENNE” Louis XIV copper coin Obverse: Three groups of two L’s back-to-back, each beneath a crown, arranged in a triangle, with a mint mark (illegible) in the center, flanked by three lilies radiating from the center. Inscription?: “LOVIS XIIII ROY DE FRANCE ET DE NAV” (Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre) Reverse: Fleur-de-lis cross with rings. Inscription?: “SIX DENIERS DE FRANCE” date illegible Diameter: approx. 26 mm. Weight: approx. 4.97 g. - Coin 1: LIARD OF CHARLES I DE GONZAGUE, 1610, in bronze Obverse: Armored bust, bareheaded, with a lace collar on the right. Inscriptions: "CAR·GONZ·D·NIV·ET·RETH" (Charles de Gonzague, Duke of Nevers and Rethel) Reverse: Crowned coat of arms of Gonzague. Inscriptions: “SVP. PRINCEPS. ARCHENSIS” (Sovereign Prince of Arches) Diameter: 25 mm – Weight: approx. 4.14 g - Coin 10: KING JOHN V OF PORTUGAL, 1738, copper Obverse: Stylized crowned coat of arms of Portugal. Inscriptions: "DEI · GRATIA IOANNES · V" Reverse: Legend and laurel wreath surrounding the denomination and date. Inscriptions: "REX PORTUGALÆ · ET · ALGARBIORUM ·" Diameter: approx. 33.34 mm - Weight: approx. 10.74 g - 10 REIS JOSEPH I OF PORTUGAL, 1754, copper coin Obverse: Stylized coat of arms of Portugal, crowned. Inscriptions: "JOSEPHUS I DEI GRATIA" Reverse: A legend and a laurel wreath surrounding the denomination and the date. Inscriptions: "REX PORTUGALÆ · ET · ALGARBIORUM ·" Diameter: approx. 33 mm - Weight: approx. 11.28 g (All coins: heavily worn)