France 1551-T douzain
This specimen was lot 44362 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Douzain, 1551-T. Nantes Mint. Henry II. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. A decently struck coin with dark metallic gray toning, and one area of weakness to the right of the obverse center. Otherwise there is sharp detail, including clear mintmark and date." These thin coins are often brittle and pieces get chipped off. Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve deniers tournois, a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. It is the most common silver coin from this reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.62-2.68 g, .292 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dupl-997, Sb 4380 (16 examples reported).
- 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.
- 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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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- 1550-F douzain aux croissants
- 1550-H douzain aux croissants
- 1550-K douzain aux croissants
- 1551-A demi-gros de Nesle = sol parisis
- 1551-M douzain aux croissants
- 1551-B double henri d'or
- 1552-B douzain aux croissants
- 1552-H douzain aux croissants
- Coins and currency dated 1551
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)