France 1556-D teston
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This specimen was lot 1725 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Teston, 1556-D (Lyon). 2nd type. Henri II, 1547-1559. Bare head right, in uniform. Reverse: Crowned shield of France, between two crowned H's. Toned. Only one graded at PCGS. PCGS graded EF-45." Sombart[2] reports nine known in his survey, making this a somewhat common date. The teston had a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers.
Recorded mintage: 17,330 + 150,322[2] for two mintmasters, including a few half testons.
Specification: 9.59 g, .899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sb 4558, Ciani-1266; Dupl-983.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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