Cross
pattée in center within two concentric
rings of text. Outer ring text +BHDICTV SIT
HOME DNI NRI DEIILV XPI, separated by colons
on three stops and single stops. Inner circle
text +LVDOVICVS REX.
Reverse:
Floral of twelve embedded lis, text within
and Châtel tournois at centre. Text
reads +TVRONVS CIVIS, cits of Tours.
History:
The Châtel tournois is a representation
of the town gate of Tours and the abbey church.
The gros tournois was a coin of medieval France,
its acceptability lead to it being widely
imitated.
Date:
Tours mint, France, 1226 – 1270.
