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[[Image:France JE141-1100.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1100]] | [[Image:France JE141-1100.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1100]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 1100 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €140 (about US$186 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François II (1559-1560), AR teston, 1559M, Toulouse. 2e type. A l'effigie et au titre d'Henri II. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Francis II, 1559-60, silver teston of 1559, Toulouse mint, second type, with the bust and title of Henry II. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type had a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers. It was struck 1559-60 during the reign of Francis II but with the bare bust of Henry II. | This specimen was lot 1100 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €140 (about US$186 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, François II (1559-1560), AR teston, 1559M, Toulouse. 2e type. A l'effigie et au titre d'Henri II. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Francis II, 1559-60, silver teston of 1559, Toulouse mint, second type, with the bust and title of Henry II. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type had a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers. It was struck 1559-60 during the reign of Francis II but with the bare bust of Henry II. | ||
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''[[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. | * 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. | ||
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| + | * [[France 1558-C teston|1558-C teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1559-B teston|1559-B teston]] | ||
* [[France 1559-H teston|1559-H teston]] | * [[France 1559-H teston|1559-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | * [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | ||
* [[France 1559-B 1/2 henri d'or|1559-B ''demi-henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1559-B 1/2 henri d'or|1559-B ''demi-henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[France 1559-B henri d'or|1559-B ''henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1559-B henri d'or|1559-B ''henri d'or'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1560-D teston|1560-D teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1560-L teston|1560-L teston]] | ||
* [[France 1560-M teston|1560-M teston]] | * [[France 1560-M teston|1560-M teston]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1559]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1559]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 6 August 2025
This specimen was lot 1100 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €140 (about US$186 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, François II (1559-1560), AR teston, 1559M, Toulouse. 2e type. A l'effigie et au titre d'Henri II. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Francis II, 1559-60, silver teston of 1559, Toulouse mint, second type, with the bust and title of Henry II. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, Very Fine.)"
This type had a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers. It was struck 1559-60 during the reign of Francis II but with the bare bust of Henry II.
Recorded mintage: est. 193,698, a common date.
Specification: 9.598 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,32 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1031; Ci. 1268; Laf. 865, Sb 4572.
- 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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