Difference between revisions of "France 1558-A teston"
(added note) |
m (Text replacement - "teston du moulin" to "teston au moulin") |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
[[Image:SB222-73602r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:SB222-73602r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | The first specimen was lot 744 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston | + | The first specimen was lot 744 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston au moulin, 1558A, Paris. 4e type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Fines griffes. Beau à Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry II (1547-59), silver milled teston of 1558, Paris mint, fourth type. Obverse: laureate, cuirassed bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, fine scratches, fine to very fine.)" </blockquote> The second specimen was lot 73602 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Teston, 1558-A. Paris Mint. Henry II. NGC EF-40. A wholesome, very well stuck Teston, with exacting detail on the obverse bust, light even wear, and pleasing toning throughout." This teston was struck at the Paris mint 1554-58 along with the usual hammered coinage (Dupl-983). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in France until the reform of 1640-42, being strongly resisted by the moneyers' guild. |
''Recorded mintage:'' est. 29,835. | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 29,835. | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
''[[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 132,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 132,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[France 1558 ecu au moulin]] | * [[France 1558 ecu au moulin]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1558-C teston|1558-C teston]] | ||
* [[Scotland 1558 testoon S-5416]] Francis and Mary | * [[Scotland 1558 testoon S-5416]] Francis and Mary | ||
| + | * [[France 1558-B henri d'or|1558-B ''henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[France 1558-H 2 henri d'or|1558-H ''double henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1558-H 2 henri d'or|1558-H ''double henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | * [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:37, 9 October 2025
The first specimen was lot 744 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston au moulin, 1558A, Paris. 4e type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Fines griffes. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry II (1547-59), silver milled teston of 1558, Paris mint, fourth type. Obverse: laureate, cuirassed bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, fine scratches, fine to very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 73602 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. Teston, 1558-A. Paris Mint. Henry II. NGC EF-40. A wholesome, very well stuck Teston, with exacting detail on the obverse bust, light even wear, and pleasing toning throughout." This teston was struck at the Paris mint 1554-58 along with the usual hammered coinage (Dupl-983). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in France until the reform of 1640-42, being strongly resisted by the moneyers' guild.
Recorded mintage: est. 29,835.
Specification: 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,22 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-990; Ci. 1285; Laf. 828, Sb 4588. The second specimen is Roberts-3535.
- 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 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
Link to: