France 1567-L teston

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1730

This specimen was lot 1730 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $72. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Teston, 1567-L (Bayonne). Charles IX. Laureate and cuirassed bust left. Reverse: Crowned shield, flanked by two crowned K's, L under the shield. NGC graded VF-20." Sombart^[2] reports eighteen known in his survey, making this a common date. The Bayonne mint was the only one to use crowned K's instead of crowned C's on the reverse. The teston had a face value of twelve sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: 180,565^[2], including a few half testons.

Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9.48 g.

Catalog reference: Sb 4610, Dupl-1069, Ciani-1359.

Source:

• 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.

Links to:

• 1564-L teston
• 1567-D teston
• 1567-K teston
• 1567-T teston
• 1567-A écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-B écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-F écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-H écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-I écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-K écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-M écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-N écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-R écu d'or au soleil
• 1567-T écu d'or au soleil
• Coins and currency dated 1567
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)