France (1515-40) grand blanc

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1060

This specimen was lot 1060 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €95 (about US$135 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), Billon grand blanc de Bretagne, Rennes. 2e type. D/ Ecu de France sous une couronnelle, entre un lis et une moucheture d'hermine couronnés. R/ Croix échancrée cantonnée de deux mouchetures d'hermine et deux F couronnés. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, billon large blank of Brittany, Rennes mint, second type. Obverse: arms of France under a coronet between a crowned lily and a crowned ermine; reverse: cross cantonned with two ermines and two crowned "F's". Very Fine.)"

This granc blanc was produced at many mints with many subtypes. This variety, struck for Brittany, was struck at Rennes (shown here) and Nantes. It was worth twelve deniers tournois, the same as the douzain, and is often confused with it.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.66 g, 0.339 fine silver, this specimen 2,46 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-854; Ci. 1163; Laf. 718 var.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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