France (1541)-D douzain - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* (1541)-N ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-Z ecu d'or"

2025-09-03T18:04:44Z

Text replacement - "* [[France (1541)-Z ecu d'or" to "* (1541)-N ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-Z ecu d'or"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* (1541)-G ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or"

2025-07-29T19:58:33Z

Text replacement - "* [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or" to "* (1541)-G ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* (1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette''" to "* (1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * (1541)-Z ''écu d'or à la croisette''"

2024-08-29T03:43:19Z

Text replacement - "* (1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette''" to "* (1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * (1541)-Z ''écu d'or à la croisette''"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* (1541)-L ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or"

2024-03-20T18:40:46Z

Text replacement - "* [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or" to "* (1541)-L ''écu d'or à la croisette'' * [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or"

LatinKing2020: added note

2023-07-01T02:09:07Z

added note

LatinKing2020: added link

2023-06-30T18:05:41Z

added link

LatinKing2020: revised link

2022-07-23T05:37:09Z

revised link

LatinKing2020: added link

2022-07-16T21:29:11Z

added link

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "[https://ebay.us/z83jXO French coins purchased through this affiliate link earn us commissions at no cost to you] " to ""

2022-02-17T01:34:25Z

Text replacement - "thumb|[https://ebay.us/z83jXO French coins purchased through this affiliate link earn us commissions at no cost to you] " to ""

RonGuth: Added Ebay link

2021-06-20T18:04:28Z

Added Ebay link

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 * [[France (1541)-L ecu d'or|(1541)-L ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or|(1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-Z ecu d'or|(1541)-Z ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1547-49)-M douzain|(1547-49)-M ''douzain à la croisette'']]

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 * [[France (1541)-B ecu d'or|(1541)-B ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-D ecu d'or|(1541)-D ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or|(1541)-K ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-L ecu d'or|(1541)-L ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 * [[France (1541)-L ecu d'or|(1541)-L ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or|(1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1547-49)-M douzain|(1547-49)-M ''douzain à la croisette'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1541]]

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 * [[France (1541)-D ecu d'or|(1541)-D ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or|(1541)-K ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-M ecu d'or|(1541)-M ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1547-49)-M douzain|(1547-49)-M ''douzain à la croisette'']]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 ''Specification:'' .292 fine silver, 2.68 g, the second specimen 2,56 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-927; Ci. 1170; Laf. 785, Sb 4368.
+''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-927; Ci. 1170; Laf. 785, Sb 4368 (36 examples reported).
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 This ''douzain à la croisette'' was a billon coin issued in large numbers during the reign of Francis I (r. 1515-47). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve ''deniers tournois'', a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR douzain à la croisette, mars 1541, Lyon. D/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. R/ Croix pleine dans un quadrilobe. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, douzain of the little cross, March 1541, Lyon mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe; reverse: plain cross in a quadrilobe. Very Fine.)"</blockquote>
-''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
+''Recorded mintage:'' 4,008,960<sup>[2]</sup>.
 ''Specification:'' .292 fine silver, 2.68 g, the second specimen 2,56 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-927; Ci. 1170; Laf. 785.
+''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-927; Ci. 1170; Laf. 785, Sb 4368.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
@@ Line 18: / Line 19: @@
 * [[France (1541-47)-M double tournois|(1541-47)-M ''double tournois à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-A douzain|(1541)-A ''douzain à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-A ecu d'or|(1541)-A ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-B ecu d'or|(1541)-B ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-D ecu d'or|(1541)-D ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[France (1541)-K ecu d'or|(1541)-K ''écu d'or à la croisette'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1541]]
 * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:34, 17 February 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:France JE141-1080.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1080]]		[[Image:France JE141-1080.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1080]]
−	~~[[File:Ebay logo.jpg\|thumb\|[https://ebay.us/z83jXO French coins purchased through this affiliate link earn us commissions at no cost to you]]]~~

	This ''douzain à la croisette'' was a billon coin issued in large numbers during the reign of Francis I (r. 1515-47). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve ''deniers tournois'', a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR douzain à la croisette, mars 1541, Lyon. D/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. R/ Croix pleine dans un quadrilobe. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, douzain of the little cross, March 1541, Lyon mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe; reverse: plain cross in a quadrilobe. Very Fine.)"</blockquote>		This ''douzain à la croisette'' was a billon coin issued in large numbers during the reign of Francis I (r. 1515-47). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve ''deniers tournois'', a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR douzain à la croisette, mars 1541, Lyon. D/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. R/ Croix pleine dans un quadrilobe. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, douzain of the little cross, March 1541, Lyon mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe; reverse: plain cross in a quadrilobe. Very Fine.)"</blockquote>

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:04, 20 June 2021
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:France JE141-1080.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1080]]		[[Image:France JE141-1080.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1080]]
		+	[[File:Ebay logo.jpg\|thumb\|[https://ebay.us/z83jXO French coins purchased through this affiliate link earn us commissions at no cost to you]]]

	This ''douzain à la croisette'' was a billon coin issued in large numbers during the reign of Francis I (r. 1515-47). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve ''deniers tournois'', a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR douzain à la croisette, mars 1541, Lyon. D/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. R/ Croix pleine dans un quadrilobe. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, douzain of the little cross, March 1541, Lyon mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe; reverse: plain cross in a quadrilobe. Very Fine.)"</blockquote>		This ''douzain à la croisette'' was a billon coin issued in large numbers during the reign of Francis I (r. 1515-47). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type had a face value of twelve ''deniers tournois'', a denomination later occupied by the copper sou. This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR douzain à la croisette, mars 1541, Lyon. D/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. R/ Croix pleine dans un quadrilobe. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, douzain of the little cross, March 1541, Lyon mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe; reverse: plain cross in a quadrilobe. Very Fine.)"</blockquote>