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[[Image:France JE141-1090.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1090]] | [[Image:France JE141-1090.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1090]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1090 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €200 (about US$265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston, 1554M, Toulouse. 2e type. D/ B. cuir. à d., t. nue. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry II, 1547-59, silver teston of 1554, Toulouse mint, second type. Obverse: armored bust right with bare head; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, nice toning, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> 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 with a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers tournois. | + | This specimen was lot 1090 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €200 (about US$265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston, 1554M, Toulouse. 2e type. D/ B. cuir. à d., t. nue. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry II, 1547-59, silver teston of 1554, Toulouse mint, second type. Obverse: armored bust right with bare head; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, nice toning, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> 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 with a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers tournois. Sombart notes 16 examples of the 1554-M ''teston à la tête nue, cinquieme type'', making it a common date. |
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 122,782, a common date. |
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.598 g, .899 fine silver, this specimen 9,31 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 9.598 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,31 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-983; Ci. 1271; Laf. 821. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-983; Ci. 1271; Laf. 821, Sb 4572. |
''[[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. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>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. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[France 1554-A 1/2 teston|1554-A ''demi-teston | + | * [[France 1553-M teston|1553-M teston]] |
| − | * [[France 1554-A teston|1554-A ''teston | + | * [[France 1554-C douzain|1554-C ''douzain aux croissants'']] |
| + | * [[France 1554-A 1/2 teston|1554-A ''demi-teston au moulin'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1554-A teston|1554-A ''teston au moulin'']] | ||
* [[France 1554-G teston|1554-G teston]] | * [[France 1554-G teston|1554-G teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1554-H teston|1554-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1554-G 2 henri d'or|1554-G ''double henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1554-G 2 henri d'or|1554-G ''double henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[France 1555-L 1/2 teston]] | * [[France 1555-L 1/2 teston]] | ||
| − | * [[France 1555-A teston|1555-A ''teston | + | * [[France 1555-A teston|1555-A ''teston au moulin'']] |
* [[France 1555-H teston]] | * [[France 1555-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1555-L teston]] | * [[France 1555-L teston]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:02, 1 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1090 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €200 (about US$265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AR teston, 1554M, Toulouse. 2e type. D/ B. cuir. à d., t. nue. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Fines griffes. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Henry II, 1547-59, silver teston of 1554, Toulouse mint, second type. Obverse: armored bust right with bare head; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned "H's". Fine scratches, nice toning, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
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 with a face value of 11 sols, 4 deniers tournois. Sombart notes 16 examples of the 1554-M teston à la tête nue, cinquieme type, making it a common date.
Recorded mintage: est. 122,782, a common date.
Specification: 9.598 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,31 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-983; Ci. 1271; Laf. 821, 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.
- [2]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:
- 1553-M teston
- 1554-C douzain aux croissants
- 1554-A demi-teston au moulin
- 1554-A teston au moulin
- 1554-G teston
- 1554-H teston
- 1554-G double henri d'or
- France 1555-L 1/2 teston
- 1555-A teston au moulin
- France 1555-H teston
- France 1555-L teston
- France 1555-M teston
- Coins and currency dated 1554
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)