France 1590-CH double tournois

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 949

This specimen was lot 949 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), Cu double tournois, 1590CH, Châlons-en-Champagne. 1er type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Trois lis dans le champ. Rare Légères traces de corrosion. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, copper double tournois of 1590, Châlons-en-Champagne mint, first type. Obverse: laureate armored bust to right; reverse: three fleurs-de-lys in the field. Rare, light corrosion, about very fine.)"

The specimen shown is a double tournois of Henry IV (r. 1589-1610) struck by the hammer at the Châlons-en-Champagne mint (mintmark "CH") in 1590. Duplessy notes that this mint operated 1589-93. These coins were produced by private contractors in large quantities at a profusion of mints and in many varieties until the 1640's. The issues of Henry IV were reasonable compared to those of the regency of Louis XIII, when the queen-mother sold production contracts to many of her supporters. The face value was two deniers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.13 g, copper, this specimen 3,22 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1273; CGKL 164.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018

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