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This specimen was lot 1079 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston du Dauphiné, 1562Z (le 2 inversé), Grenoble. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé France et Dauphiné. Rare Griffe au droit. Beau à Très Beau/Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of Dauphiny of 1562, Grenoble mint. The "2" in the date is inverted. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to left; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of France and Dauphiny. Rare, obverse scratch, Fine - Very Fine/Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Grenoble 1562-74 and was worth twelve ''sols tournois''. It is priced about triple the issue of common mints such a Bayonne or Toulouse. Note the date in Arabic numerals. Nine different testons are recorded for the reign. | This specimen was lot 1079 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston du Dauphiné, 1562Z (le 2 inversé), Grenoble. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé France et Dauphiné. Rare Griffe au droit. Beau à Très Beau/Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of Dauphiny of 1562, Grenoble mint. The "2" in the date is inverted. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to left; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of France and Dauphiny. Rare, obverse scratch, Fine - Very Fine/Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Grenoble 1562-74 and was worth twelve ''sols tournois''. It is priced about triple the issue of common mints such a Bayonne or Toulouse. Note the date in Arabic numerals. Nine different testons are recorded for the reign. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 28,585. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 28,585<sup>[3]</sup>. |
''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,32 g. | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,32 g. | ||
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * <sup>[2]</sup>Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | ||
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
| + | * <sup>[3]</sup>Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 145,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 145,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020. | ||
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* [[France 1560-D 1/2 teston]] | * [[France 1560-D 1/2 teston]] | ||
* [[France 1560-M 1/2 teston]] | * [[France 1560-M 1/2 teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1562-D teston|1562-D teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1562-H teston|1562-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1562-L teston|1562-L teston]] | * [[France 1562-L teston|1562-L teston]] | ||
* [[France 1562-A ecu d'or|1562-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1562-A ecu d'or|1562-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1562-D ecu d'or|1562-D ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1562-D ecu d'or|1562-D ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1562-K ecu d'or|1562-K ''écu d'or au soleil'']] |
| − | * [[France 1563- | + | * [[France 1562-N ecu d'or|1562-N ''écu d'or au soleil'']] |
| + | * [[France 1562-9 ecu d'or|1562-9 ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1563-Z teston|1563-Z ''teston du Dauphiné'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1562]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1562]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 145]] | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 145]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 5 March 2023
This specimen was lot 1079 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston du Dauphiné, 1562Z (le 2 inversé), Grenoble. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé France et Dauphiné. Rare Griffe au droit. Beau à Très Beau/Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of Dauphiny of 1562, Grenoble mint. The "2" in the date is inverted. Obverse: laureate and armored bust to left; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of France and Dauphiny. Rare, obverse scratch, Fine - Very Fine/Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Grenoble 1562-74 and was worth twelve sols tournois. It is priced about triple the issue of common mints such a Bayonne or Toulouse. Note the date in Arabic numerals. Nine different testons are recorded for the reign.
Recorded mintage: est. 28,585[3].
Specification: 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,32 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1081; Ci. 1365; Laf. 911, Sb 4642.
- [2]Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [3]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
Link to:
- France 1560-D 1/2 teston
- France 1560-M 1/2 teston
- 1562-D teston
- 1562-H teston
- 1562-L teston
- 1562-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-D écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-K écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-N écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-9 écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-Z teston du Dauphiné
- Coins and currency dated 1562
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)