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This specimen was lot 1110 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$126 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston, 1564M, Toulouse. 1er type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux C couronnés. Double frappe. presque Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of 1564, Toulouse mint, first type. Obverse: laureate and armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "C's". Double struck, about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type, worth 12 ''sols tournois'', was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. | This specimen was lot 1110 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$126 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston, 1564M, Toulouse. 1er type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux C couronnés. Double frappe. presque Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of 1564, Toulouse mint, first type. Obverse: laureate and armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "C's". Double struck, about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type, worth 12 ''sols tournois'', was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 284,580, a fairly common date. |
''Specification:'' 9.598 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,22 g. | ''Specification:'' 9.598 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,22 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1063; Ci. 1356; Laf. 895. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1063; Ci. 1356; Laf. 895, Sb 4602. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * 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. | ||
| + | * 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 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
* [[France 1563-M teston|1563-M teston]] | * [[France 1563-M teston|1563-M teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1564-H teston|1564-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1564-L teston|1564-L teston]] | * [[France 1564-L teston|1564-L teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1564-E ecu d'or|1564-E ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1564-H ecu d'or|1564-H ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1564-H ecu d'or|1564-H ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1564-I ecu d'or|1564-I ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1564-I ecu d'or|1564-I ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1564-K ecu d'or|1564-K ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1564-K ecu d'or|1564-K ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1564-M ecu d'or|1564-M ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1564-M ecu d'or|1564-M ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1565-M teston|1565-M teston]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1564]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1564]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 13 December 2023
This specimen was lot 1110 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$126 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston, 1564M, Toulouse. 1er type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux C couronnés. Double frappe. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of 1564, Toulouse mint, first type. Obverse: laureate and armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "C's". Double struck, about Very Fine.)"
This type, worth 12 sols tournois, was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals.
Recorded mintage: est. 284,580, a fairly common date.
Specification: 9.598 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,22 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1063; Ci. 1356; Laf. 895, Sb 4602.
- 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.
- 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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