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1640 countermark on 1599 [Trevoux Mint] Dombes Douzain of Henri II de Bourbon-Montpensier, Divo Domb

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1640 countermark on 1599 [Trevoux Mint] Dombes Douzain of Henri II de Bourbon-Montpensier, Divo Domb

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Host Coin of Dombes, Vlack Unlisted Type - 1640 countermark on 1599 [Trevoux Mint] Dombes Douzain of Henri II de Bourbon-Montpensier, Divo Dombes 103. Very Fine, a bit weakly struck at the right side of the obverse affecting the legend there and the corresponding part of the reverse, the rest of the lettering mostly sharp and the date especially strong. The design detail is sharp, easily of the VF level, and the countermark is applied to the obverse, but without flattening much of the reverse. Lightly clipped, but not too bad. Light antiqued pewter, the surfaces still retaining some of the original silvering. An impressive looking example. The majority of the (few) Dombes countermarks known are on coins of Henri II de Bourbon, though they are many times rarer than the countermarked regal French douzains of the same era. When seen, the condition is usually atrocious and the ones in this collection were chosen with an eye for quality, as well as for different dates and types.