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[[Image:France 1561B henri dor obv Ponterio 161-21104.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 161, lot 21104]] | [[Image:France 1561B henri dor obv Ponterio 161-21104.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 161, lot 21104]] | ||
[[Image:France 1561B henri dor rev Ponterio 161-21104.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]] | [[Image:France 1561B henri dor rev Ponterio 161-21104.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 21104 in Ponterio sale 161 (Chicago, August 2011), where it sold for $4,025. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Henri d'or, 1561-B. Rouen. Henri II (1547-59). Edge nicks, slightly wavy flan. VERY FINE." This type was struck at Rouen after Henry's death for his younger son, Charles IX (1560-74). It had a face value of fifty ''sols tournois'', the same as the [[France 1562-D ecu d'or|écu d'or.]] | This specimen was lot 21104 in Ponterio sale 161 (Chicago, August 2011), where it sold for $4,025. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Henri d'or, 1561-B. Rouen. Henri II (1547-59). Edge nicks, slightly wavy flan. VERY FINE." This type was struck at Rouen after Henry's death for his younger son, Charles IX (1560-74). It had a face value of fifty ''sols tournois'', the same as the [[France 1562-D ecu d'or|écu d'or.]] | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 18,550, including a few ''demi-henris d'or''. |
''Specification:'' 3.65 g, .958 fine gold. | ''Specification:'' 3.65 g, .958 fine gold. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-371 var., Dupl-1046. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-371 var., Dupl-1046, Sb 4976. |
''[[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. | ||
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | * 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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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Rick, et al., ''Ponterio sale 161: The Chicago ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers, LLC, 2011. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Rick, et al., ''Ponterio sale 161: The Chicago ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers, LLC, 2011. | ||
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* [[France 1561-L teston|1561-L ''teston'']] | * [[France 1561-L teston|1561-L ''teston'']] | ||
* [[France 1561-M teston|1561-M ''teston'']] | * [[France 1561-M teston|1561-M ''teston'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1561-C ecu d'or|1561-C ''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 1562-K ecu d'or|1562-K ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[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'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1561]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1561]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 161]] | [[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 161]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:50, 27 June 2025
This specimen was lot 21104 in Ponterio sale 161 (Chicago, August 2011), where it sold for $4,025. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Henri d'or, 1561-B. Rouen. Henri II (1547-59). Edge nicks, slightly wavy flan. VERY FINE." This type was struck at Rouen after Henry's death for his younger son, Charles IX (1560-74). It had a face value of fifty sols tournois, the same as the écu d'or.
Recorded mintage: 18,550, including a few demi-henris d'or.
Specification: 3.65 g, .958 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-371 var., Dupl-1046, Sb 4976.
- 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]Ponterio, Rick, et al., Ponterio sale 161: The Chicago ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers, LLC, 2011.
Link to:
- 1550-D double henri d'or
- 1559-B henri d'or
- 1561-M demi-teston
- 1561-L teston
- 1561-M teston
- 1561-C écu d'or au soleil
- 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
- Coins and currency dated 1561
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)