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1640 countermark on a 1596 [Avignon Mint] Papal Douzain of Clement VIII, Berman 1516

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1640 countermark on a 1596 [Avignon Mint] Papal Douzain of Clement VIII, Berman 1516

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Host Coin of Clement VIII, Struck at Avignon, Vlack 1m Type - 1640 countermark on a 1596 [Avignon Mint] Papal Douzain of Clement VIII, Berman 1516, no letters in obverse shield, Jerusalem cross and lions on reverse. Fine to Very Fine, also on a small planchet, but with more of the legend visible, about 2/3 on either side; the last two digits of the date are visible on the reverse. Nice central details, especially on the reverse where the arrangement of lions and crosses in the fields of the large cross are sharp. Suspiciously copper in color, with a light streak of raised green on the obverse (which could easily be removed), suggesting an even greater debasement of the billon alloy.