France 1573-F teston
This specimen was lot 1585 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Charles IX, 1560-1574, AR testone, 1573-F, Angers Mint issue, youth head left with CAROLVS IX D G FRANCOR REX around // crowned shield, with crowned C's at sides, +SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDIC MDLXXIII around, a few areas of weakness and minor scratches on bust, but quite attractive, VF." This type was struck 1561-74 and was the most common teston of the reign. The example in Duplessy shows an obverse legend of "CAROLVS·VIII·" whereas this one shows "CAROLVS·IX·".
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9.44 g.
Recorded mintage: est. 81,727, a somewhat scarce date.
Catalog reference: Rob-3551var, Duplessy-1063var, Sb 4602.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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