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French numismatic terms and abbreviations

a.d. - to right (a droite)
a.g. - to left (a gauche)
aigle - eagle
aile - wing
anneau - ring
annelets = annulets
assis - seated
astre - star
au-dessous - below
au-dessus - above
autel - altar
av. - averse - obverse
avec - with

baguette - rod, staff
bandelette - strip (fillet, ribbon)
bas - low
(en) biseau = bevelled
bordure = border
bouclier - shield
bouquetin - wild goats or ibex
branche de laurier - laurel branch

cantonnée-angled (objects at an angle)
carré creux - incuse square
casque - helmet
cerf - stag
champ - field
cheval - horse
chouette - owl
cimier - crest (of a helmet)
coiffé(e) - head covered or hair-styled
coin - die
collier - necklace
corne d'abondance - cornucopia
cornu - horned
côté - side
couronne - crown
coronelles - small crowns
criniere - mane
croisette - (small) cross
croissant - crescent
croix - cross
croix cléchée - voided cross
cuisse - thigh
cygne - swan

dans - in
dans le champ - in the field
darique - daric
debout - standing
dentellé(e) - serrated
dernier - last, final
dessous - below
dessus- above
deux - two
devant - before
diadémé(e) - diademed
dr. - obverse
drapé - draped
dresse - stands
droite - right

échanchré - clipped
effon­dré(e) - collapsed
égide - aegis (shield or short cloak)
en bas - below 
en biseau - bevelled
entre - between
épars - scattered, streaming (hair)
épée - sword
epi - ear (of grain)
épis - ears (of grain)
éperon de navire-ram (prow) of ship
et - and
étoile - star
ext
érieur(e) - outside (as in legend)

fanon - (1) diadem end (2) wattle (folds of skin on throat)
favoris - sideburns
fer de lance - spearhead
février - February
flambeau - torch
flambeau de course - race torch
flanque - flanks
fleur - flower
foudre - fulmen (thunderbolt)
fruste - rough (coin graded Poor to Fair)

grappe de raisin - bunch of grapes
grénétis - beading (dot border)
gauche - left
guerrier - warrior
graveur - engraver

haste - spear
haut - above
haut cimier - high crest (as in helmet)

idem - same
imberbe - beardless
indiquant - showing
isiaque - Isis

javelot - javelin
joug - yoke

lance - spear
laurier - laurel
légende - legend

machoire - jaw
main - hand
mais - but
mais avec - but with
marchant - marching, walking
massue - club
même(s) - same
Mg - engraver (Monnaie graveur)
Mm - mint master (Maître de la monnaie)
moindre - smaller (lesser)

ND - no date

ou - or
oreilles - ears

pans - diadem ends
pavot - poppy
pendent - fillet, ribbon, earring
pied à coulisse - calipers
pieds - feet
plumb (pl.) - lead
point creux - annulet
point plein - pellet
printemps - spring
protomè - forepart

quelquefois - sometimes

raisin - grapes
rayons - rays
recourbé(e) - curved
roi - king
rogné - clipped
rv. - reverse

sa - his
sanglier - boar
sans - without
sautoirs - saltires
sceptres croisés - transverse scepters
sicles - sigloi
soc de charrue - plow
son - his
sous - under
sur - on

tenant - holding
tête - head
trépied - tripod
tourelé - turreted (wearing crown of city walls)

un, une - a

vente sur offres - auction
voir - see

Grading

F - fruste - Poor to Fair
très bien conservée - G - Good
B - beau - VG - Very Good
TB - très beau - F - Fine
TTB - très très beau - VF - Very Fine
TTB - très très beau - EF - Extremely Fine
SUP - superbe - nice EF to UNC - nice Extremely Fine to Uncirculated
FDC - Fleur de coin - FDC - Fleur de coin
FB - Flan bruni - Proof

fêlure du flan - flan crack
foureé - plated
rognés - clipped
troueé (tr.) - holed

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