France 1618-A denier tournois
This specimen was lot 1023 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), Cu denier tournois, 1618A, Paris. 1er type. Piéfort. D/ Petit b. l. et cuir. à d., au col plat. R/ Deux lis dans le champ, au-dessus de la lettre d'atelier. Très rare Griffe au revers. Surface légèrement corrodée. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, copper denier tournois of 1618, Paris mint, first type, double thick. Obverse: small laureate and armored bust to right with flat collar; reverse: two lilies, mintmark below. Very rare, scratch on reverse, some corrosion. Fine to very fine.)"
This denier tournois au petit bust poupard col plat was struck at Paris 1611-21. This denier tournois au petit bust poupard col plat was struck at Paris 1611-21. Altho the denier tournois is generally scarcer than the double tournois, this one is common. Its face value was 1/240 livre tournois. Pieforts were struck for presentation but it seems that this one entered circulation, judging from its well used condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare as a piefort.
Specification: 1.56 g, copper, 16-17 mm diameter, designed by Nicholas Briot, this specimen 5,80 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1359; Dr/4 № 245, Dr/2 № 187.
- Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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