France 1584-M 2 sols

from CGB MONNAIES XVI

The billon double sol parisis, struck at numerous mints 1578-89, had a face value of thirty deniers tournois. This specimen is from the Toulouse mint. It appeared in a CGB sale in 2009 but, sadly, we have lost the cataloguing information. The later double sol of Louis XV was 2.18 g, .208 fine silver and tariffed at 24 deniers tournois. Sombart reports two known to exist, making this a common date. Single sols exist and are even scarcer.

Recorded mintage: 67,320.

Specification: 4.70 g, 0.319 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb-4472, Duplessy 1136; Ciani 1444.

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.
• Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.

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