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This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. It is the first type, with a bare head (not laureate) and lilies and crescents on the reverse.
 
This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. It is the first type, with a bare head (not laureate) and lilies and crescents on the reverse.
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''Specification:'' 7.30 g, 0.958 fine gold.  
 
''Specification:'' 7.30 g, 0.958 fine gold.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Fr-367; cf. Dup-971, Sb-4974.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Fr-367; cf. Dupl-971, Sb-4974.  
  
 
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* [[France 1552-A ecu d'or|1552-A ''écu d'or aux croissants'']]
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* [[France 1554-A 1/2 teston|1554-A ''demi-teston au moulin'']]
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* [[France 1555-K henri d'or|1555-K ''henri d'or'']]
 
* [[France 1555 8 henri d'or|1555 ''huit henri d'or à la Gallia'']]
 
* [[France 1555 8 henri d'or|1555 ''huit henri d'or à la Gallia'']]
 
* [[France 1556-B henri d'or|1556-B ''henri d'or'']]
 
* [[France 1556-B henri d'or|1556-B ''henri d'or'']]

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Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22490
France SB120-22490r.jpg

This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred sols tournois or five livres tournois. It is the first type, with a bare head (not laureate) and lilies and crescents on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.30 g, 0.958 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-367; cf. Dupl-971, Sb-4974.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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