Bearn 1565 teston

Sincona sale 33, lot 2642

This specimen was lot 2642 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Béarn, Herrschaft, Antoine de Bourbon et Jeanne d'Albret, 1555-1562 Teston 1565. Prägung während der Witwenschaft von Jeanne dAlbret. Äusserst selten. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Lordship of Béarn, Anthony of Bourbon and Joan of Albret, 1555-62, teston of 1565, struck under the regency of Joan of Albret. Extremely rare, Extremely fine-good extremely fine, Planchet fault at the edge.)"

Jeanne d'Albret was the mother of the future Henry IV of France. In the sixteenth century, Béarn was still autonomous and struck its own coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9.18 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1294 (sic, not listed therein). Slg. Couchard (plate coin).

Source:

• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Link to:

• (1516-55) douzain à la croisette, Morlaas mint
• Navarre 1564 écu d'or au soleil, Jeanne d' Albret
• Bearn 1566-P teston
• Bearn 1567-P teston
• Coins and currency dated 1565
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)