France (1340) gros
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This specimen was lot 74343 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Gros a la Couronne, ND (ca. 1340). Philip VI. NGC MS-61. The 4th emission; this variety with the single large annulet within the chatel. Virtually as-struck, though with areas of weakness particularly in the perimeter areas (both lis and legends) as is not unusual for the type. A scarce variety." The gros of Philip VI come in many types and names, each referring to a different manipulation of the coinage. Duplessy notes the following:
- Dupl-260: September 1329, gros parisis, 5.09 g, 0.958 fine silver, 15 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-261: September 1329, gros tournois, 4.07 g, 0.958 fine silver, 12 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-262: January 1337, gros à la couronne, 1st emission, 2.54 g, 0.851 fine silver, 10 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-262A: October 1338, gros à la couronne, 2nd emission, 2.54 g, 0.639 fine silver, 10 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-262B: January 1340, gros à la couronne, 3rd emission, 2.33 g, 0.559 fine silver, 10 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-262C: April 1340, gros à la couronne, 4th emission, 2.26 g, 0.479 fine silver, 10 deniers tournois, shown here;
- Dupl-263: January 1341, gros à la fleur de lis, 1st emission, 2.91 g, 0.479 fine silver, 15 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-263A: February 1341, gros à la fleur de lis, 2nd emission, 2.54 g, 0.479 fine silver, 15 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-263B: June 1342, gros à la fleur de lis, 3rd emission, 2.03 g, 0.479 fine silver, 15 deniers tournois;
- Dupl-263C: same as Dupl-263B;
- Dupl-264: August 1343, gros tournois, 4.07 g, 0.958 fine silver, 45 deniers tournois, very rare;
- Dupl-265: September 1348 to January 1349, gros tournois, 3.39 g, 0.479 fine silver, 15 deniers tournois;
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.26 g, 0.479 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dupl-262C.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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