France 1587-O 1/2 franc
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This specimen was lot 1737 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $276. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. ½ Franc au col plat, 1587-O (Riom). Henri III, 1574-1589. Laureate head right in high collar, mint mark below. Reverse: Fl[eu]r-de-lys cross, H in center. Toned. The only example graded at PCGS. PCGS graded AU-50." Sombart[2] reports sixteen known in his survey, making this a common date. It is the only date from Riom that is not very rare. The demi-franc had a face value of 10 sols tournois.
Recorded mintage: 148,039[2].
Specification: 7.09 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sb 4716, Dupl-1131; Ciani-1430.
- 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.
- [2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
Links to:
- 1587-D double tournois
- 1587-M douzain aux deux H
- 1587-K quart de franc au col plat
- 1587-A demi-franc au col gaufré
- 1587-B demi-franc au col plat
- 1587-G demi-franc au col plat
- 1587-X demi-franc au col plat
- 1587-G huitième d'écu au marteau
- 1587-C quart d'écu au marteau
- 1587-G quart d'écu au marteau
- 1587-M quart d'écu au marteau
- 1587-H demi-franc au col plat
- 1587-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1587-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1587-E écu d'or au soleil
- Coins and currency dated 1587
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)