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''Recorded mintage:'' est. 103,326, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 103,326, a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,25 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,25 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1069; Ci. 1359; Laf. 899, Sb 4610. | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1069; Ci. 1359; Laf. 899, Sb 4610. | ||
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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. | ||
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* <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 1563-M teston|1563-M teston]] | * [[France 1563-M teston|1563-M teston]] | ||
* [[France 1563-Z teston|1563-Z ''teston du Dauphiné'']] | * [[France 1563-Z teston|1563-Z ''teston du Dauphiné'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1563-A ecu d'or|1563-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1563-B ecu d'or|1563-B ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1563-C ecu d'or|1563-C ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1564-L teston|1564-L teston]] | * [[France 1564-L teston|1564-L teston]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1563]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1563]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 1 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1113 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$106 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AR teston, 1563L, Bayonne. 3e type. D/ B. l. et cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné, entre deux K couronnés. Léger tréflage. Belle patine. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, silver teston of 1563, Bayonne mint, third type. Obverse: laureate and armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms between two crowned "K's". Lightly doubled, nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This teston is the third type issued for Charles IX. It has crowned "K's" instead of "C's" and the date in Arabic numerals and was struck only at Bayonne. At the time, it was worth 12 sols tournois. It was struck 1561-74.
Recorded mintage: est. 103,326, a common date.
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,25 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1069; Ci. 1359; Laf. 899, Sb 4610.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1562-L teston
- 1562-Z teston du Dauphiné
- 1562-D écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-D demi-teston
- 1563-D teston
- 1563-M teston
- 1563-Z teston du Dauphiné
- 1563-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-C écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-L teston
- Coins and currency dated 1563
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)