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m (Text replacement - "* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999." to "* 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.") |
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The specimen shown is a demi-franc of Henry III of France (r. 1574-89) struck by the hammer at the Poitiers mint (mintmark "G") in 1588. The king's title, "HENRICVS.III.D.G.FRANC.ET.POL.REX," indicates his brief tenure as king of Poland. Duplessy lists this type for 1575-89. Many varieties exist. It had a face value in [[France]] of 10 ''sols tournois''. | The specimen shown is a demi-franc of Henry III of France (r. 1574-89) struck by the hammer at the Poitiers mint (mintmark "G") in 1588. The king's title, "HENRICVS.III.D.G.FRANC.ET.POL.REX," indicates his brief tenure as king of Poland. Duplessy lists this type for 1575-89. Many varieties exist. It had a face value in [[France]] of 10 ''sols tournois''. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 29,494, a common date but less so than the 1587-G. |
''Specification:'' 7.09 g, .833 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 7.09 g, .833 fine silver. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1131. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1131, Sb 4716. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 15 April 2021
The specimen shown is a demi-franc of Henry III of France (r. 1574-89) struck by the hammer at the Poitiers mint (mintmark "G") in 1588. The king's title, "HENRICVS.III.D.G.FRANC.ET.POL.REX," indicates his brief tenure as king of Poland. Duplessy lists this type for 1575-89. Many varieties exist. It had a face value in France of 10 sols tournois.
Recorded mintage: 29,494, a common date but less so than the 1587-G.
Specification: 7.09 g, .833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 1131, Sb 4716.
- 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.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
Link to:
- 1587-A demi-franc au col gaufré
- 1587-B demi-franc au col plat
- 1587-G demi-franc
- 1586-M franc
- 1587-K quart de franc au col plat
- 1588-C double tournois
- 1588-A demi-franc au col gaufré
- 1588-K demi-franc au col plat
- 1603-D demi-franc
- Coins and currency dated 1588
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)