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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. CU 30 Deniers – Mousquetaire (25mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Contemporary counterfeit. Copying a Lyon mint issue. Dated 1711 D. Crowned opposed Ls; three lis around / Plain Latin cross with lis in quarters. Cf. Duplessey 1584 (official issue); cf. Ciani 1984 (same); Vlack 333-5. VF, brown surfaces, areas of weak strike.
The 1711 Lyon issue of the 30 Deniers coin was among the French billon coinages authorized to circulate in and shipped to Nouvelle France (modern Canada). The present piece is a contemporary counterfeit that, as the series was valued at a higher rate in the New World, likely circulated there, rather than in France proper.
The 1711 Lyon issue of the 30 Deniers coin was among the French billon coinages authorized to circulate in and shipped to Nouvelle France (modern Canada). The present piece is a contemporary counterfeit that, as the series was valued at a higher rate in the New World, likely circulated there, rather than in France proper.