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2 deniers denari - Antoine I

Issuer Monaco
Year 1720
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Currency Livre tournois (781-1795)
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Obverse description Draped bust of Antoine I, Prince of Monaco, facing right, with long flowing hair characteristic of the late Baroque period. The effigy is rendered in low relief within a plain field. The circular Latin legend reads ANT. I. D.G. PRIN. MONOECI., abbreviated from Antonius I Dei Gratia Princeps Monoeci, arranged around the periphery.
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Reverse description Three fusils (lozenge-shaped charges) arranged vertically in the field, surmounted by a princely crown, representing the arms of the Grimaldi family of Monaco. Below the fusils appears the denomination mark D.2, indicating 2 deniers. The circular Latin legend DEO. IVVANTE. 1720. runs around the periphery, meaning 'With God's Help', with the date 1720 incorporated into the legend.
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