France 1550-A teston
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This specimen was lot 74638 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Teston, 1550-A. Paris Mint. Henry II. NGC VF-30." This type was type struck 1549-57 at many mints. Three examples of the 1550-A are reported by Sombart. Paris is an uncommon mint and the type is somewhat scarce.
Recorded mintage: 64,030, including some demi-testons[2].
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sb 4554, Dupl-981; Ciani-1264.
- 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.
- [2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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