France 1604-B 1/2 franc

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Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 694

This specimen was lot 694 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €90 (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR demi-franc, 1604B, Rouen. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Croix fleuronnée, H en coeur. Traces de monture au revers. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver half franc of 1604, Rouen mint. Obverse: laureate, armored bust right; reverse: floriate cross, H in the center. Trace of mounting, about Very Fine.)"

The specimen shown is a demi-franc of Henry IV (r. 1589-1610) struck by the hammer at the Rouen mint (mintmark "B") in 1594-1610. This particular specimen has the obverse legend beginning at the bottom. Its face value was 10 sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: 60,537, a somewhat common date.

Specification: 7.09 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 6,48 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1212A; Ci. 1534; Laf. 1061, Sb 4808, unlisted in the SCWC but similar to KM 14.1.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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