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[[Image:France 1555M teston obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:France 1555M teston obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 1759 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013). This teston was struck at Toulouse. The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58. | This specimen was lot 1759 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013). This teston was struck at Toulouse. The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' est. 243,499, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 243,499, a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, 9,30 g (this specimen). | + | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, 9,30 g (this specimen). |
''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 983, Sb 4572. | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 983, Sb 4572. | ||
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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. | ||
* Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013. | * Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013. | ||
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* [[France 1555-H teston|1555-H teston]] | * [[France 1555-H teston|1555-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1555-L teston|1555-L teston]] | * [[France 1555-L teston|1555-L teston]] | ||
| + | * [[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 1557-C 1/2 teston|1557-C ''demi-teston'']] | * [[France 1557-C 1/2 teston|1557-C ''demi-teston'']] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 1 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1759 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013). This teston was struck at Toulouse. The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in France until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58.
Recorded mintage: est. 243,499, a common date.
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, 9,30 g (this specimen).
Catalog reference: Duplessy 983, 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.
- Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013.
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