France (1306) maille tierce

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1206

This specimen was lot 1206 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Philippe IV, 1285-1314, AR maille tierce (1/3 tournose), ND (1306), round O, NGC graded MS64. The only mint state example graded at NGC." This type was intended to be one-third of a gros tournois or 4-3/8 deniers tournois. It superseded the maille tierce à l'O long (Dupl-216) struck earlier in the reign. This denomination seems to have been abandoned after this ruler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.406 g, 0.958 fine silver, this specimen 1.38 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-219C.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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