France, Provincial. Dombes (Principality). Louis II de Bourbon-Montpensier AV 1/2 Pistole. Trévoux mint, 1579 (die re-engraved from 1578). ✠ LVDO • P • DOMBARVM • D • MONTIS, crowned coat-of-arms / ✠ D N • ADIVT • ET REDEM • MEVS •, floriated cross. Divo -; cf. 28a-29; Friedberg -, cf. 122. 3.34g, 21mm, 10h.

Good Extremely Fine. Excessively Rare.

From the GK Collection;
Ex Maison Palombo, Auction 5, 7 June 2008, lot 151 (hammer: EUR 3,200).

Divo recorded only 2 examples known for 1579.