France 1576-A franc
This specimen was lot 751 in Jean Elsen price list 258 (Brussels, October 2011) where it was offered for €150 (about US$210). The catalog description noted,
"FRANCE ROYALE, Henri III (1574-1589), AR franc au col plat, 1576 A, Paris. Droit: B. l. et cuirassé à droite. Revers: Croix feuillue et fleurdelisée, H en coeur. Double frappe. Flan éclaté à 8h. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry III (1574-89), silver franc of 1576, Paris mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right; reverse: floriate cross with fleurs-de-lys, "H" in center. Double struck, planchet crack at 8:00, very fine.)"
Duplessy lists this type for 1575-86.
Recorded mintage: est. 461,179, a common date.
Specification: 14.18 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13,80 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1130; Ciani-1427; Laf., 970, Sb 4714.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1576-D douzain aux deux H
- 1576-M douzain
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- 1576-A teston
- 1576-G teston
- 1576-H teston
- 1576-L teston
- 1576-M teston
- 1576-B franc au col plat
- 1576-F franc au col plat
- 1576-T franc au col plat
- 1577-A franc au col plat
- Coins and currency dated 1576
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)