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1640 countermark on a 1589-D [Lyon Mint] Henri III Douzain aux Deux H, 1st type, Ciani 1450, Dupless

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1640 countermark on a 1589-D [Lyon Mint] Henri III Douzain aux Deux H, 1st type, Ciani 1450, Dupless

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Host Coin of Henri III (ruled 1574-1589), Vlack 1i Type - 1640 countermark on a 1589-D [Lyon Mint] Henri III Douzain aux Deux H, 1st type, Ciani 1450, Duplessy 1140, Sombart 4398. Very Fine, a few light edge cracks, but the legends about 90% complete on either side, the letters mostly strong. The date and mintmark are both sharp, and there is good design detail, with just a little flattening at the left of the obverse shield from the countermark which was applied to the reverse. Darker mottled pewter hues, some light green spots at the lower part of either side which likely can be removed. While the Lyon Mint struck some 350,000 examples of this type in 1589, few seem to have survived – Sombart was only able to trace 4 specimens (and just 13 examples for all mints combined for this year!), so the number extant with a 1640 countermark must be minuscule.