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| − | This type, worth 12 ''sols tournois'', was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. The | + | This type, worth 12 ''sols tournois'', was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. The portrait is of Charles IX, king of [[France]] 1560-74 during the Wars of Religion. This is a common date, with thirty reported in Sombart's survey<sup>[2]</sup>. |
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 214,353 including a few ''demi- | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 214,353 including a few ''demi-testons''<sup>[2]</sup>. |
''Specification:'' 9.598 g, .899 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 9.598 g, .899 fine silver. | ||
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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. | ||
* <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>[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> | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection * <sup>[1]</sup>Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. |
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
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* [[France 1565-G ecu d'or|1565-G ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1565-G ecu d'or|1565-G ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1565-H ecu d'or|1565-H ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1565-H ecu d'or|1565-H ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1565-M ecu d'or|1565-M ''écu d'or au soleil,'' Toulouse mint]] | ||
* [[France 1565-T ecu d'or|1565-T ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1565-T ecu d'or|1565-T ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1565-9 ecu d'or|1565-9 ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1565-9 ecu d'or|1565-9 ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1567-L teston|1567-L teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1567-T teston|1567-T teston]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1565]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1565]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:26, 27 October 2025
This type, worth 12 sols tournois, was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. The portrait is of Charles IX, king of France 1560-74 during the Wars of Religion. This is a common date, with thirty reported in Sombart's survey[2].
Recorded mintage: 214,353 including a few demi-testons[2].
Specification: 9.598 g, .899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1063; Ci. 1356; Laf. 895, Sb 4602.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection * [1]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
Links to:
- 1564-H teston
- 1564-L teston
- 1564-M teston
- 1565-D écu d'or au soleil
- 1565-G écu d'or au soleil
- 1565-H écu d'or au soleil
- 1565-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- 1565-T écu d'or au soleil
- 1565-9 écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-L teston
- 1567-T teston
- Coins and currency dated 1565
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)