France 1582-M franc
This specimen was lot 1128 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €370 (about US$490 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri III (1574-1589), AR franc au col fraisé, 1582M, Toulouse. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Croix feuillue et fleurdelisée, H en coeur. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry III, 1574-89, silver franc of the ruffed collar of 1582, Toulouse mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust right; reverse: leafed and floriate cross, H in the center. Very Fine.)"
This franc d'argent had a face value of 20 sols tournois and was struck 1575-86. The subtype with the flat collar is Dupl-1130; the one with the ruffed collar (shown here) is Dupl-1130A.
Recorded mintage: est. 326,646, a rare date.
Specification: 14.18 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13,99 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1130A; Ci. 1434; Laf. 970, Sb 4720.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Links to:
- 1578-D franc au col plat
- 1578-G franc au col plat
- 1578-P franc au col plat
- 1582-S double sol parisis
- 1582-M demi-franc au col plat
- 1582-9 quart d'écu
- 1582-G franc au col plat
- Navarre 1582 franc
- 1583-K franc au col plat
- 1584-M franc au col fraisé
- Coins and currency dated 1582
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)