France 1555-K henri d'or

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Sincona sale 101, lot 2629

This specimen was lot 2629 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 3,250 CHF (about US$4,899 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Königreich und Republik, Henri II. 1547-1559. Henri d'or 1555 K, Bordeaux. NGC AU55."

This is a henri d'or of the second type with four fleurs-de-lys on the reverse (Sb 4982), the first type (Sb 4976) has two lilies and two crescents. There are four known per Sombart, tied with 1552-K as the most common date. This variety was struck at Poitiers (mintmark G), La Rochelle (H), Bordeaux (K) and Bayonne (L) 1550-61. It had a face value of fifty sols tournois, the same as the écu d'or. The denomination was continued after his death in 1559 by his teenage sons, Francis II and Charles IX.

Recorded mintage: est. 400.

Specification: 3.653 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.31 g.

Catalog reference: Sb 4982, Duplessy 972. Fr-368.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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