France 1577-E 1/2 franc

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 10206
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10206 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $329. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/2 Franc, 1577-E. NGC EF-45. Henry III (1574-89). Date faces inward on obverse. Minor doubling. Toned with attractive luster. NGC EF-45. From the Demarete Collection." The specimen shown is a demi-franc au col fraisé of Henry III of France (r. 1574-89) struck by the hammer at the Tours mint (mintmark "E") in 1577. Duplessy lists this type for 1575-89. Many varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.

Specification: 7.09 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: cf.Roberts-3572; Dupl-1131b; Ciani-1435, Sb 4716 (listed as a demi-franc au col plat).

Source:

  • 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.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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