France 1559-B 1/2 henri d'or
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This specimen was lot 329 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankreich, Henri II. 1547-1559. 1/2 Henri dor 1559, Rouen. Selten. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Henry II, 1547-59, half henry d'or of 1559, Rouen mint. Rare, Very fine.)"
This type, with a face value of 25 sols tournois, was struck 1550-59 but is much rarer than the henri d'or (Fr-368). It is the first type, with a bare head (not laureate) and lilies and crescents on the reverse
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.82 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 1.79 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 973, Fr-369, Sb-4978.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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