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394 NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE.5. Obv. m.m. Veronica. hSRIQVS * *DSI SRS *RRSaORV * Z EGLI6( * R6(X. Stops, saltires;a five-pointed star under <strong>the</strong> last letter<strong>of</strong> legend. Usual type, <strong>the</strong> Angel Gabrielhalf face ;7W6( written upwards.Eev. m.m. Yeronica. XPC( * VIMC(IT * XPCX *RQ6HAT * XPa * IMPetRTTT *.Stops, a fivepointedstar; a five-pointed star under <strong>the</strong>first letter <strong>of</strong> legend.Wt. 53-1 grs. De Saulcy Collection.6. Obv. As No. 4, but reading hSRISVS (sic).Eev.As No. 4, but reading inPGCRAT.Wt. 53-3 grs. Walters Collection.Auxonne.No coins are known <strong>of</strong> this mint, but <strong>the</strong> fact that<strong>the</strong>re was a mint here is established by an entry in <strong>the</strong>58Archives de Dijon that Jehan de Plaine, generalmaster <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mints <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Burgundy, hadarrived at Dijon to open <strong>the</strong> "boites" <strong>of</strong> deniers d'oret d'argent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mints <strong>of</strong> Dijon <strong>and</strong> Auxonne. OnJanuary 26, 1430, he opened two " boites " <strong>of</strong> salutesstruck at Auxonne.Angelot.Struck in accordance with <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> May 24, 1427.Weight 38'6 grains (105 to <strong>the</strong> mark).<strong>The</strong> angelot is two-thirds <strong>of</strong> a salute.Paris.Obv. m.m. crown. hSMRIQVS : RRRMC(ORV : QT :SHSLIQ : RSX. Stops, pellets.An Angelwith outspread wings st<strong>and</strong>ing facing, holdingtwo shields bearing <strong>the</strong> arms <strong>of</strong> France <strong>and</strong>Engl<strong>and</strong>, within a beaded inner circle.58 Arch, de Dijon, reg, B 11215, f 115 v.

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