France 1561-L teston
This specimen was lot 30496 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $470. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles IX Teston 1561-L, Bayonne mint, AU55 NGC. Struck with the titles of Henry II (1547-1559), but produced at the beginning of Charles IX's reign to satisfy the need to for circulating coinage. A sharp example for the type with an impressively defined central design and some legend loss as is typical on many hammered issues. Deep, but attractively toned." Duplessy lists this type for 1560-61. It was struck by the hammer. This coin had a face value of 11 sols and 4 deniers tournois.
Recorded mintage: est. 99,322, the most common date of a better type.
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Roberts-3515, Duplessy-1052, Sb 4592 (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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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