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HENRI IV August 2, 1589 - May 14, 1610 ✠ DENIER TOVRNOIS. Two crowned fleurs-de-lis. Rosette between two. R/. ✠ POVR EPOUSER. Plain cross cantoned with four lilies. Denier pour épouser in gold (1 g). Rare in gold. T.B. During the wedding ceremony, it was customary for the bridegroom to present the officiant with thirteen one-denier coins. The priest blessed them, withdrew one denarius for the church, and gave the remaining twelve denarii to the bride.... The treizain became douzain!!! Thirteen, religious symbol of the Lord's Supper: Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles.
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HENRI IV August 2, 1589 - May 14, 1610 ✠ DENIER TOVRNOIS. Two crowned fleurs-de-lis. Rosette between two. R/. ✠ POVR EPOUSER. Plain cross cantoned with four lilies. Denier pour épouser in gold (1 g). Rare in gold. T.B. During the wedding ceremony, it was customary for the bridegroom to present the officiant with thirteen one-denier coins. The priest blessed them, withdrew one denarius for the church, and gave the remaining twelve denarii to the bride.... The treizain became douzain!!! Thirteen, religious symbol of the Lord's Supper: Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles.
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