France 1628-A denier tournois
This specimen was lot 1188 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €60 (about US$80 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), Cu denier tournois, 1628A, Paris. D/ B. juvénile à d., l. dr. et cuir., avec une petite barbe, le col plat. R/ Deux lis dans le champ, au-dessus de la lettre d'atelier. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, copper denier of 1628, Paris mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored juvenile bust right, with a short beard and flat collar; reverse: two lilies in the field, mintmark below. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Paris 1628-31. It is scarce, verging on rare. The deniers tournois of Louis XIII come in dozens of varieties and Droulers reserves catalog numbers 245 thru 279 for this denomination. They are, however, much scarcer than the doubles tournois.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few.
Specification: 1.56 g, copper, plain edge, this specimen 1,53 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 253, Dr/2 № 200A, Dupl-1363 var.; CGKL 404, KM 70.1.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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