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* [[France (1515-40)-Lyon 1/2 teston|(1515-40) demi-teston, Lyon mint]] | * [[France (1515-40)-Lyon 1/2 teston|(1515-40) demi-teston, Lyon mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France (1528-40)-Cremieu 1/2 teston|(1528-40) ''demi-teston du Dauphiné'', Crémieu mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France (1515-40)-Rouen teston|(1515-40) teston, Rouen mint]] | ||
* [[France (1515-40)-Lyon teston|(1515-40) teston, Lyon mint]] | * [[France (1515-40)-Lyon teston|(1515-40) teston, Lyon mint]] | ||
* [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-340|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, plain reverse]] | * [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-340|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, plain reverse]] | ||
| − | * [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-342|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, | + | * [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-342|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, crowned "F's" on the reverse]] |
| − | * [[France (1515-28) ecu d'or Fr-357|(1515-28) ''écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné'']] | + | * [[France (1515-28) ecu d'or Fr-357|(1515-28)-♕ ''écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné'']] |
* [[France (1515-47) ecu d'or Fr-363|(1515-47) ''écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne'', Rennes mint]] | * [[France (1515-47) ecu d'or Fr-363|(1515-47) ''écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne'', Rennes mint]] | ||
* [[France (1540-47)-A 1/2 teston|(1540-47)-A ''demi-teston'', Paris mint]] | * [[France (1540-47)-A 1/2 teston|(1540-47)-A ''demi-teston'', Paris mint]] | ||
| − | * [[France 1554-A 1/2 teston|1554-A ''demi-teston | + | * [[France 1554-A 1/2 teston|1554-A ''demi-teston au moulin'']] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1515]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1515]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Silver minors of France]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, 4 June 2026
This specimen was lot 1070 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €320 (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, François Ier (1515-1547), AR demi-teston, s.d., Tours. 5e type. D/ B. à d., coiffé d'une couronne fermée. R/ Ecu de France couronné dans un polylobe. Très rare. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, undated silver half teston, Tours mint, fifth type. Obverse: bust right, wearing a closed crown; reverse: crowned arms of France in a polylobe. Very rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck only at Tours, prior to the introduction of letter mintmarks in 1540.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.799 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 4,76 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-799; Ci. -; Laf. 656.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Links to:
- (1515-40) demi-teston, Lyon mint
- (1528-40) demi-teston du Dauphiné, Crémieu mint
- (1515-40) teston, Rouen mint
- (1515-40) teston, Lyon mint
- (1515) écu d'or au soleil, Lyon mint, plain reverse
- (1515) écu d'or au soleil, Lyon mint, crowned "F's" on the reverse
- (1515-28)-♕ écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné
- (1515-47) écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, Rennes mint
- (1540-47)-A demi-teston, Paris mint
- 1554-A demi-teston au moulin
- Coins and currency dated 1515
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)