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* [[Besancon 1579 2 pistolets Fr-74|1579 double pistolet]] | * [[Besancon 1579 2 pistolets Fr-74|1579 double pistolet]] | ||
* [[Besancon 1623 2 gros|1623 2 ''gros (quart de teston)'']] | * [[Besancon 1623 2 gros|1623 2 ''gros (quart de teston)'']] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Burgundy 1624 1/2 patagon|Spanish Netherlands (Burgundy) 1624 ''demi-patagon'']] |
| + | * [[Besancon 1638 teston]] = 1/4 thaler = 8 gros | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1624]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1624]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 1 April 2024
This specimen was lot 70543 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Besancon. Teston (8 Gros), 1624. Charles V. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Struck in the name of Charles V. A somewhat crudely made coin, with double striking apparent on both sides, and a crack in the rim at 2 on the obverse. Generally the design detail is clear, with an old cleaning that has now toned a medium gray." Altho today Besançon is part of France, being the chief city of the Franche-Comte, in 1624 it was part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was incorporated into France in 1678. French coins struck there bear the mintmark "CC". This type was struck 1623-24 and passed for a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-25.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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