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This specimen was lot 1084 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$9,940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AV double Henri d'or, 1558H, La Rochelle. 1er type. D/ B. cuir. à d., tête nue. Avec légende REX HERCVS (sic) II. Différent: hure de sanglier dans la légende (Pierre le Grand). R/ Croix formée de quatre H couronnés, cantonnée de deux lis et deux croissants, la lettre d'atelier en coeur. Très rare Beau portrait et excellent pedigree. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de Bourgey, 29 janvier 1991, 253A et 1er décembre 1965, 40 et de la collection de Marchéville, vente Florange et Ciani, 21 mai 1928, 2614.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry II, 1547-59, gold double henry of 1558, La Rochelle mint, first type. Obverse: armored bust right, with bare head and misspelled legend; reverse: cross formed of four crowned "H's", cantonned with two lilies and two crescents, mintmark in the center. Very rare, nice portrait and excellent provenance. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at La Rochelle for Henry II 1558 only. The La Rochelle product varied from the other mints by having the obverse legend read "REX·HERCVS" followed by a boar's head. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. | This specimen was lot 1084 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$9,940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AV double Henri d'or, 1558H, La Rochelle. 1er type. D/ B. cuir. à d., tête nue. Avec légende REX HERCVS (sic) II. Différent: hure de sanglier dans la légende (Pierre le Grand). R/ Croix formée de quatre H couronnés, cantonnée de deux lis et deux croissants, la lettre d'atelier en coeur. Très rare Beau portrait et excellent pedigree. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de Bourgey, 29 janvier 1991, 253A et 1er décembre 1965, 40 et de la collection de Marchéville, vente Florange et Ciani, 21 mai 1928, 2614.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry II, 1547-59, gold double henry of 1558, La Rochelle mint, first type. Obverse: armored bust right, with bare head and misspelled legend; reverse: cross formed of four crowned "H's", cantonned with two lilies and two crescents, mintmark in the center. Very rare, nice portrait and excellent provenance. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at La Rochelle for Henry II 1558 only. The La Rochelle product varied from the other mints by having the obverse legend read "REX·HERCVS" followed by a boar's head. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 16 February 2022
This specimen was lot 1084 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$9,940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AV double Henri d'or, 1558H, La Rochelle. 1er type. D/ B. cuir. à d., tête nue. Avec légende REX HERCVS (sic) II. Différent: hure de sanglier dans la légende (Pierre le Grand). R/ Croix formée de quatre H couronnés, cantonnée de deux lis et deux croissants, la lettre d'atelier en coeur. Très rare Beau portrait et excellent pedigree. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de Bourgey, 29 janvier 1991, 253A et 1er décembre 1965, 40 et de la collection de Marchéville, vente Florange et Ciani, 21 mai 1928, 2614. (kingdom of France, Henry II, 1547-59, gold double henry of 1558, La Rochelle mint, first type. Obverse: armored bust right, with bare head and misspelled legend; reverse: cross formed of four crowned "H's", cantonned with two lilies and two crescents, mintmark in the center. Very rare, nice portrait and excellent provenance. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck at La Rochelle for Henry II 1558 only. The La Rochelle product varied from the other mints by having the obverse legend read "REX·HERCVS" followed by a boar's head. It had a face value of one hundred sols tournois or five livres tournois.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.306 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 7,14 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-367, Dupl-971B; Ci. 1236 var.; Laf. 809 var, Sb-4974.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2019.
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